The compound 15 alpha-hydroxyl-oleanolic acid was biotransformed from oleanolic acid with Colletotrichum lini AS3 4486, and its structure was characterized by H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, HR-ESI-MS and single-crystal X-ray diffraction The crystal of the title compound belongs to monoclinic, space group R3 with a = 34 255(5), b = 34 255(5), c = 6 8671(14) angstrom, beta = 90 degrees, Z = 9, V = 6978(2) angstrom(3), M-r = 490 70, D-c = 1 051 mg/m(3), mu = 0 069 mm (1), F(000) = 2430, R = 0 0375 and wR = 0 0808 The title compound is stacked into a three-dimensional network through hydrogen bonds