Bruceine K (1), a pentacyclic C 20 -quassinoid bearing a unique 12,20-epoxy moiety, and bruceine L (2), along with the ten known compounds (6S,7E)-6,9,10-trihydroxy-and (6S,7E)-6,9-dihydroxymegastigma-4,7-dien-3-one (3 and 4, resp.), cleomiscosins A -C, luteoline, quercetine, bruceantinol, pinoresinol, and thevetiaflavone, were isolated from the ripe fruits of Brucea javanica. Bruceines K (1) and L (2) were determined to be (1b,2a,11b,12b,14x,15b)-12,20-epoxy-1,2,11,13,14,15-hexahydroxypicras-3-en-16-one and (1b,2a,11b,12b,15b)-13,20-epoxy-1,2,11,12-tetrahydroxy-16-oxo-15-(senecioyloxy)-picras-3-en-21-oic acid methyl ester (senecioic acid ¼ 3-methylbut-2-enoic acid), respectively, on the basis of NMR ( 1 H-and 13 C-NMR, DEPT, 1 H, 1 H-COSY, NOESY, HMQC, and HMBC) and ESI-MS data. Among the known compounds, (6S,7E)-6,9,10-trihydroxy-and (6S,7E)-6,9-dihydroxymegastigma-4,7-dien-3-one (3 and 4, resp.), cleomiscosin C, luteoline, quercetine, and thevetiaflavone were isolated for the first time from the Brucea plants.Introduction. -The dried ripe fruits of Brucea javanica (L.) Merr. (Simaroubaceae), known as Bruceae Fructus (Ya-Dan-Zi in Chinese), has been used for the treatment of dysenteric disorders, malaria, and tumors in Chinese medicine and is known to be a rich source of quassinoids [1]. In a previous study, an 80% EtOH extract displayed significant cytotoxicity in three pancreatic-cancer cell lines (PANC-1, SW1990, and CAPAN-1) with IC 50 values ranging from 1.5 to 5 mg/ml, while it exerted minimal cytotoxic action on Hs68 cells, a line of normal foreskin fibroblasts, with an IC 50 value larger than 100 mg/ml [2]. A bioassay-guided isolation led to the separation of bruceine K (1), a new pentacyclic C 20 quassinoid bearing a unique 12,20-epoxy bridge, and bruceine L (2), a new naturally occurring quassinoid, from the AcOEtsoluble fraction of the ripe fruits of Brucea javanica. This article reports the detailed structural elucidation of compounds 1 and 2 (Fig. 1).