Spirostanol saponins from Paris polyphylla,structures of polyphyllin C,D, E and F

The structures of four new saponins, polyphyllin C, D, E and F, isolated from the tubers of Paris polyphylla have been elucidated as diosgenin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)-β-d-glucopyranoside, diosgenin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)- [α-l-arabinofuranosyl(1→4)]-β-d-glucopyranoside, diosgenin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1→4)[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)]-β-d-glucopyranoside and diosgenin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→4)[α-l- rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)][β-d-glucopyranosyl(1→2)]-α-l-rhamnopyranoside, respectively, on the basis of chemical and spectral data.     

Acylated flavonol tetraglycosides from Delphinium gracile

An ethanol extract of the aerial parts of Delphinium gracile DC. yielded five flavonol glycosides quercetin-3-O-{[β-d-xylopyranosyl (1 → 3)-4-O-(E-p-caffeoyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)][β-d-glucopyranosyl (1 → 2)]}-β-d-glucopyranoside (1), quercetin-3-O-{[β-d-xylopyranosyl (1 → 3)-4-O-(E-p-coumaroyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)][β-d-glucopyranosyl (1 → 2)]}-β-d-glucopyranoside (2), quercetin-3-O-{[β-d-xylopyranosyl (1 → 3)-4-O-(Z-p-coumaroyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)][β-d-glucopyranosyl (1 → 2)]}-β-d-glucopyranoside (3), kaempferol-3-O-{[β-d-glucopyranosyl (1 → 3)-4-O-(E-p-coumaroyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)][β-d-glucopyranoside-7-O-(4-O-acetyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranoside (4) kaempferol-3-O-{[β-d-glucopyranosyl (1 → 3)-4-O-(E-p-coumaroyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)][β-d-glucopyranoside-7-O-(4-O-acetyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranoside (5) in addition to 4-(β-d-glucopyranosyloxy)-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one (6) and rutin. Structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.     

Furostanol glycosides from Trigonella foenum-graecum seeds

Two new furostanol glycosides, trigofoenosides F and G, have been isolated as their methyl ethers from the methanolic extract of Trigonella foenum-graecum seeds (Leguminosae). The structures of the original glycosides have been determined as (25R)-furost-5-en-3β,22,26-triol, 3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 2)β-d-glucopyranosyl (1 → 6)β-d-glucopyranoside; 26-O-β-d-glucopyranoside and (25R)-furost-5en-3β,22,26-triol, 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 2) [β-d-xylopyranosyl (1 → 4)]β-d-glucopyranosyl (1 → 6)β-d-glucopyranoside; 26-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, respectively.     

Oligofuro- and spiro-stanosides of Asparagus adscendens

Two oligofurostanosides and two spirostanosides, isolated from a methanol extract of Asparagus adscendens (leaves), were characterized as 3-O-[{α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 4)} {α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)}-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-26-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl]-22α-methoxy-(25S)-furost-5-en-3β,26-diol (Adscendoside A), 3-O-[{α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 4)} {α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)}-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-26-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl]-(25S)-furost-5-en-3β,22α,26-triol-(Adscendoside B), 3-O-[{α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)}-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-(25S)-spirostan-5-en-3β-ol (Adscendin A) and 3-O-[{α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 4)} {α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)}-β-d-glucopyr anosyl]-(25S)-spirostan-5-en-3β-ol (Adscendin B), respectively. Adscendin B and Adscendoside A are the artefacts of Adscendoside B formed through hydrolysis and methanol extraction respectively.bl]     

Steroidal saponins of Asparagus adscendens

From the methanol extract of the fruits of Asparagus adscendens sitosterol-β-d-glucoside, two spirostanol glycosides (asparanin A and B) and two furostanol glycosides (asparoside A and B) were isolated and characterized as 3-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl (1→2)-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-(25S)-5β-spirostan-3β-ol, 3-O-{[β-d-glucopyranosyl(1→2)][α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→4)]-β-d-glucopyranosyl}-(25S)-5β-spirostan-3β-ol,3-O-{[β-d-glucopyranosyl(1→2)][α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→4)]-β-d-glucopyranosyl|} -26-O-(β- d-glucopyranosyl)-22α-methoxy-(25S)-5β-furostan-3β,26-diol and 3-O-{[β-d-glucopyranosyl(1→2)][α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→4)]-β-d-glucopyranosyl}-26-O-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)- 25S)-5β-furostan-3β,22α, 26-triol, respectively.     

Costusoside-I and costusoside-J,two new furostanol saponins from the seeds of Costus speciosus

The structure of costusoside I and costusoside J have been established as 3-O-{β-d-glucopyranosyl (1 → 2)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 2) [α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 4)]-β-d-glucopyranosyl}-26-O-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-22α-methoxy 25 R)-furost-5-en-3β, 26-diol and its 22-hydroxy compound respectively, isolated fron the seeds of Costus speciosus.     

Quinovic acid glycosides from Guettarda angelica

Two new triterpene glycosides isolated from the root bark Guettarda angelica were proven to be quinovic acid-3β-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-α-l-rhamnopyranoside] and quinovic acid-3β-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(28 → 1)-β-d-glucopyranosyl ester. In addition quinovic acid and two known glycoside derivatives (quinovic acid-3β-O-β-d-glucopyranoside and quinovic acid-3β-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside) were isolated. The structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis of the peracetyl methyl ester derivatives.     

Furostanol saponins from Paris polyphylla: Structures of polyphyllin G and H

The structure of two new saponins, polyphyllins G and H, isolated from the tubers of Paris polyphylla have been elucidated as 3-O-{α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1→3) [α-l-arabinofuranosyl (1→4)]-β-d-glucopyranosyl}-26-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl] (25R)-22α-hydroxy-furost-5-en-3β, 26-diol and its 22-methoxy derivative respectively.     

Steroidal saponins of Asparagus curillus

Three spirostanol and two furostanol glycosides were isolated from a methanol extract of the roots of Asparagus curillus and characterized as 3-O-[α-l-arabinopyranosyl (1→4)- β-d-glucopyranosyl]-(25S)-5β-spirostan-3β-ol, 3-O-[{α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1→2)} {α-l-arabinopyranosyl (1→4)}-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-(25S)-5β-spirostan- 3β-ol, 3-O-[{β-d-glucopyranosyl (1→2)} {α-l-arabinopyranosyl (1→4)}-β- d-glucopyranosyl]-(25S)-5β-spirostan-3β-ol, 3-O-[{β-d-glucopyranosyl (1→2)} {α-l-arabinopyranosyl (1→4)}-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-26-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl]- 22α-methoxy-(25S)-5β-furostan-3β, 26-diol and 3-O-[{β-d-glucopyranosyl (1→2)} {α-l-arabinopyranosyl (1→4)}-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-26-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl]- (25S)-5β-furostan-3β, 22α, 26-triol respectively.     

Rhamnazin- und rhamnetin-3-O-trioside aus Rhamnus petiolaris

From the fruits of Rhamnus petiolaris two new flavonol-3-O-triosides were isolated and identified as rhamnazin-3-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 4)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)]-β-d-galactopyranoside and rhamnetin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 2)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl (1 → 6)]-β-d-galactopyranoside, respectively.     

Steroidal saponins from the leaves of Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev. and their cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity

Three new steroidal saponins, spirosta-5,25(27)-diene-1β,3β-diol-1-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-fucopyranoside (fruticoside H) 1, 5α-spirost-25(27)-ene-1β,3β-diol-1-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-(4-O-sulfo)-β-d-fucopyranoside (fruticoside I) 2, and (22S)-cholest-5-ene-1β,3β,16β,22-tetrol 1-O-β-galactopyranosyl-16-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside (fruticoside J) 3, together with the known quercetin 3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, quercetin 3-O-[6-trans-p-coumaroyl]-β-d-glucopyranoside, quercetin 3-rutinoside, apigenin 8-C-β-d-glucopyranoside and farrerol, were isolated from the leaves of Cordyline fruticosa. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic techniques (¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, HSQC, ¹H–¹H COSY, HMBC, TOCSY, NOESY), mass spectrometry (HRESIMS, Tandem MS–MS), chemical methods and by comparison with published data. Compounds 1 and 2 showed moderate cytotoxic activity against MDA-MB 231 human breast adenocarcinoma cell line, HCT 116 human colon carcinoma cell line, and A375 human malignant melanoma cell line, while compound 3 was not active. Compound 2 also showed a moderate antibacterial activity against the Gram-positive Enterococcus faecalis.     

Isolation and characterization of a furostanol glycoside from fenugreek

From the seed of fenugreek, a new glycoside has been isolated and shown to have the structure, (25S)-22-O- methyl-5α-furostan-3β,22,26-triol 3-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)[-β-d-glucopyranosyl (1→3)]-β-d- glucopyranoside-26-O-β-d-glucopyranoside.     

Acylated flavonol pentaglycosides from Baphia nitida leaves

Two new acylated flavonol pentaglycosides were isolated from the butanolic extract of Baphia nitida leaves by Sephadex LH-20 and preparative HPLC. Structural elucidation of kaempferol 3-O-β-d-xylopyranosyl(1 → 3)-(4-O-E-p-coumaroyl-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1 → 2))[β-d-glucopyranosyl(1 → 6)]-β-d-galactopyranoside-7-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside (1) and kaempferol 3-O-β-d-xylopyranosyl(1 → 3)-(4-O-Z-p-coumaroyl-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1 → 2))[β-d-glucopyranosyl(1 → 6)]-β-d-galactopyranoside-7-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside (2) was achieved using UV, NMR, and mass spectrometry, indicating the presence of trans or cis isomers of p-coumaric acid moiety in these novel structures. The antioxidant activity of the two compounds was assessed in the peroxynitrite assay.     

Acylated malvidin 3-rutinosides in dusky violet flowers of Petunia integrifolia subsp. inflata

A new acylated anthocyanin was isolated from a strain of Petunia integrifolia subsp. inflata with dusky violet flowers (B1204d), and identified as malvidin 3-O-[6-O-(4-O-(4-O-(6-O-(trans-caffeoyl)-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-trans-p-coumaroyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside] as a major pigment. Also, two known pigments were found in these flowers, and determined to be malvidin 3-caffeoylrutinoside and 3-p-coumaroylrutinoside.     

Synthesis of oleanolic acid saponins mimicking components of Chinese folk medicine Di Wu

3,28-Di-O-rhamnosylated oleanolic acid saponins, mimicking components of Chinese folk medicine Di Wu, have been designed and synthesized. One-pot glycosylation and ‘inverse procedure’ technologies have been applied thus significantly simplifying the preparation of desired saponins. The cytotoxic activity of compounds 3-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-xylopyranosyl]oleanolic acid 28-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-d-glucopyranosyl] ester (3), 3-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl]oleanolic acid 28-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl- (1→4)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-d-glucopyranosyl] ester (4), 3-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl]oleanolic acid 28-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl] ester (5), and 3-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl]oleanolic acid 28-O-[6-O-(α-l-rhamnopyranosyl)hexyl] ester (6) was preliminarily evaluated against HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells. The natural saponin 3 and designed saponin 4 exhibited comparable moderate cytotoxic activity under our testing conditions.     

Flavonol triglycosides from Magnolia utilis

Three undescribed flavonol triglycosides, rhamnetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-d-glucopyranoside (champaluangoside A), rhamnetin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-d-galactopyranoside (champaluangoside B) and rhamnocitrin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-d-glucopyranoside (champaluangoside C), were isolated from Magnolia utilis in addition to eleven known compounds; quercetrin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-d-glucopyranoside, oxytroflavoside G, magnoloside A, magnoloside M, magnoloside D, manglieside A, manglieside B, 1,2-di-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-4-allylbebzene, syringrin, benzyl β-d-allopyranoside and (+)-syringaresinol-O-β-d-glucopyranoside. The structure elucidation of these compounds was based on analyses of physical and spectroscopic data.     

Entada saponin-III,a saponin isolated from the bark of Entada phaseoloides

The structure of Entada saponin (ES)-III, one of the main saponins of Entada phaseoloides bark, was established to be 3-O-[β-d-xylopyranosyl (1 → 2)-α-l-arabinopyranosyl (1 → 6)] [β-l-glucopyranosyl (1 → 4)]-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-l-glucopyranosyl-28-O-[β-l-apiofuranosyl (1 → 3)-β-d-xylopyranosyl (1 → 2)] [(2-O-acetoxyl)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 4)] (6 − O(R) (−)2,6-dimethyl-2-trans-2,7-octadienoyl)-β-d-glucopyranosyl echinocystic acid.     

A chalcone glycoside from Abies pindrow

The EtOH extract of air-dried stems of Abies pindrow yielded okanin, okanin 4′-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, butein 4′-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, 8,3′4′-trihydroxyflavanone-7-O-β-d-glucopyranoside and a new chalcone glycoside, 2′,3′,4′:3,4-pentahydroxy-chalcone 4′-(l-arabinofuranosyl-α-1→4-d-glucopyranoside-β).     

Steroidal saponins from Dioscorea floribunda: Structures of floribundasaponins A and B

Two steroidal saponins, floribundasaponins A and B isolated from the yams of Dioscorea floribunda, have been characterized as pennogenin-3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside and pennogenin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1→4)-β-d-glucopyranoside.     

Obtusilobinin and obtusilobin,two new triterpene saponins from Anemone obtusiloba

Obtusilobinin and obtusilobin, two new saponins, have been isolated from the ethanolic extract of Anemone obtusiloba (Ranunculaceae). The structural elucidation of obtusilobinin and obtusilobin have showed them to be olean-12-ene-28-oic-3-O-(α-l-arabinofuranosyl 1→2) (α-l-rhamnopyranosyl 1→4)-β-d-glucopyranoside and olean-12-ene-28-oic-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl 2→1-O-α-l-arabinofuranoside, respectively.