148A NEW TRITERPENE FROM MADHUCA LONGIFOLIA L. LEAVESA new pentacyclic triterpene, derivative of madhucic acid was isolated from the leaves of Madhuca longifolia L. and the structure of new compound was elucidated to be10- (carboxyoxy)-1, 2, 2,6a, 9, 9-hexamethyldocosahydropicene-4acarboxylic acid on the basis of spectral data.paramjyothiswamy@gmail.comResearch352012Madhuca longifolia L,leaves,Sapotaceae,Pentacyclic triterpene,Derivative of madhucic acidTriveni S Inganakal,RH Udupi,Paramjyothi Swamy Department of Biochemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga 585106, India.,Department of Pharmacology, N.A.D College, Raichur 584103, India., Department of Biochemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga 585106, India.