Lipid lowering effects in hepatocytes of cassane-type diterpenoids from the seeds of Caesalpinia minax Hance

Five new cassane-type diterpenoids, including 16-O-ethyl caesalpin A (1), 16-O-ethyl caesalpin B (2), norcaesalpinin ME (3), 6α-hydroxynorcaesalpinin A (4), and 17-acetylcaesalmin Z (5), were isolated from the seeds of Caesalpinia minax Hance, along with twelve known compounds. The structures of the new compounds were established by means of spectroscopic technique (NMR, HRESIMS and IR). The absolute configurations of the new compounds were...