Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins. XXVIII. Cycloartanes of Astragalus babatagi

Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodynkh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 880–882, November–December, 1988.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins XXXII. Cyclocarposide from Astragalus coluteocarpus

A new triterpene glycoside of the cycloartane series, which has been called cyclocarposide, has been isolated from the epigeal part of the plantAstragalus coluteocarpus Boiss. (Leguminosae). The structure of cyclocarposide has been established on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics as 20R,24S-epoxycycloartane-3β,6α,16β,25-tetraol 6-0-α-L-rhamnopyranoside 3-0-α-D-xylopyranoside. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Pamir Biological Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Tadzhik SSR, Khorog. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 653–656, September–October, 1990.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins XXXIX. Cycloaraloside D from Astragalus amarus

The structure of a triterpene glycoside of the cycloartane series — cycloaraloside D, isolated from the roots ofAstragalus amarus Pall. (Leguminosae) — has been established on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics. Cycloaraloside D is 20R, 24S-epoxycycloartane-3β, 6α, 16β, 25-tetraol 3-0-[0-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranoside]. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 526–528, July–August, 1991.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins XXXV. Cycloaraloside C from Astragalus amarus

A new triterpene glycoside of the cycloartane series (cycloaraloside C) has been isolated from the roots of the plantAstragalus amarus Pall. (Leguminosae). Cycloaraloside C is a bioside of cyclosieversigenin including one D-glucose residue and one D-apiose residue. The structure of the glycoside has been shown on the basis of the chemical transformations and spectral characteristics as 20R,24S-epoxycycloartane-3β,6α,16β,25-tetraol 3-O-[O-(D-apio-β-D-furanosyl)-(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranoside]. This is the first time that D-apiose has been found among cycloartane glycosides. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 783–787, November–December, 1990.     

Polysaccharides of Fabaceae. I. Galactomannan of Astragalus sericeocanus seeds

Galactomannan (yield 3.58% of seed mass) of molecular weight 876 kDa was isolated from seeds of Astragalus sericeocanus Gontsch. (Fabaceae). Its solutions had high viscosity [η], 764.6 mL/g, and optical density [α]_D +65.3°. The polysaccharide consisted of galactose and mannose in molar ratio 1:1.58. The main chain of the galactomannan macromolecule was constructed of 1,4-β-D-mannopyranose units, 63% of which were substituted at C-6 by single α-D-galactopyranose units. ¹³C NMR spectroscopy established that the galactomannan contained units of differently substituted galactose mannobiose units: Man-Man, (Gal)Man-Man, and/or Man-Man(Gal) in addition to (Gal)Man-Man(Gal), the ratio of which was 0.15:0.51:0.34. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 555–557, November–December, 2008.     

Triterpene glycosides from Astragalus and their genins. LXXVIII. Chemical transformation of cycloartanes. VI. Partial synthesis of cycloadsurgenina

Cycloadsurgenin, 20R,24 S-epoxycycloartan-6α,25-diol-3,16-dione, was partially synthesized in four steps from cyclosieversigenin. Side products with the structures 17E,24S-cycloart-17-en-6α,24,25-triol-3,16-dione and 17Z,24 S-cycloart-17-en-6α,24,25-triol-3,16-dione were obtained in addition to the desired product. Presented at the 1st International Symposim on Edible Plant Resources and the Bioactive Ingredients, Xinjiang, China, July 25–27, 2008. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 591–595, November–December, 2008.     

Cycloascauloside a from Astragalus caucasicus leaves

The new cycloartane glycoside cycloascauloside A with the structure 20S,24R-epoxycycloartan-3β, 6α,16β,25-tetraol 3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→6)]-β-D-(2′-O-acetyl)-glucopyranoside was isolated from leaves of Astragalus caucasicus Pall. The structure was established based on IR, PMR, and ¹³C NMR spectra and physicochemical properties of the compound itself and the products of its chemical transformations. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 359–361, July–August, 2006.     

Flavonoid glycosides from Astragalus galegiformis leaves

New flavonoid oligosides, the structures of which were established by chemical transformations and UV, IR, PMR, and ¹³C NMR spectra, were isolated from Astragalus galegiformis leaves. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 555–558, November–December, 2006.     

Fatty acid composition of some Astragalus species from Turkey

In this study, the fatty acid contents of some Astragalus L. (Fabaceae) species from Turkey were determined by GC and GC-MS techniques. The seed oils of Astragalus sp. (A. echinops Aucher ex. Boiss., A. subrobustos Boriss., A. jodostachys, Boiss. & Buhse., A. falcatus Lam., A. fraxinifolius DC.) contained linolenic (between 23–41.%), linoleic (23–37%), and oleic acids (8–19%) as the major components. Fatty acid composition of the studied Astragalus taxa showed uniform fatty acid patterns. Palmitic and stearic acids were the major saturated fatty acids in the seed oils. The amounts of unsaturated fatty acids were higher than saturated fatty acids. Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 526–528, November–December, 2006.     

Cyclogaleginoside D from Astragalus galegiformis stems

The new cycloartane glycoside cyclogaleginoside D, which has the structure 25-O-β-D-glucopyranoside-20S, 25R-epoxycycloartan-3β, 6α, 16β, 25-tetraol 3-O-β-D-(2-O-acetyl)xylopyranoside was isolated from Astragalus galagiformis stems. The structure of the glycoside was established using chemical transformations and IR, PMR, and ¹³C NMR spectral data. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 255–256, May–June, 2006.     

Flavonol aglycons of Astragalus membranaceus

Leningrad Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, p. 832, November–December, 1990.     

Fabaceae Polysaccharides. III. Galactomannan from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus cicer</Emphasis> seeds

Seeds of Astragalus cicer L. (Fabaceae) afforded a galactomannan (5.90% yield of seed mass) of molecular weight 1064 kDa, solutions of which had high viscosity [η] 925.5 mL/g and optical activity [α]_D +71.9°. The galactomannan consisted of galactose and mannose units in a 1:1.39 ratio. Physicochemical methods established that the main chain of the polysaccharide consisted of 1,4-β-D-mannopyranose units substituted at 72% of the C-6 positions by single α-D-galactopyranose units. The content of variously substituted galactose mannobiose units Man–Man, (Gal)Man–Man/Man–Man(Gal) and (Gal)Man–Man(Gal) in the galactomannan were 18.7, 19.8, and 61.5%, respectively.     

Coumarins and phenolic carboxylic acids from Astragalus onobrychis

Pyatigorsk Pharmaceutical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, p. 719, November–December, 1992.     

Polysaccharides of Fabaceae. VI. Galactomannans from seeds of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus alpinus</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">A. tibetanus</Emphasis>

Galactomannans with galactose:mannose ratios 1:1.48 and 1:1.33, [α]_D +67.9 and +76.4°, [η] 870.3 and 1337.1 mL/g, and molecular weights 999 and 1549 kDa, respectively, were isolated in 0.59 and 4.65% yields (of seed mass) from seeds of Astragalus alpinus and A. tibetanus (Fabaceae). Physicochemical methods (CrO₃ oxidation; methylation–GC/MS; IR, NMR, and ¹³C spectroscopy) found that the main polysaccharide chain consisted of 1,4-β-D-mannopyranose units substituted 67.5% (A. alpinus) and 75.2% (A. tibetanus) at the C-6 position by single α -D-galactopyranose units. The contents of mannobiose blocks Man–Man, (Gal)Man–Man/Man–Man(Gal), and (Gal)Man–Man(Gal) variously substituted with galactose were according to ¹³C NMR spectroscopy 15.9, 55.5, and 28.6% in A. alpinus galactomannan and 9.9, 42.3, and 47.8% in A. tibetanus galactomannan.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins XXX. Cycloaraloside A from Astragalus amarus

In addition to β-sitosterol, cyclosieversigenin, and β-sitosterol β-D-glucopyranoside, the roots of the plantAstragalus amarus Pall. (Leguminosae) have yielded a new triterpene glycoside of the cycloartane series — cycloaraloside A, which has the structure of 2OR,24S-epoxycycloartane-3β,6α,16β,25-tetraol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside. Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 806–809, November–December, 1989.     

Cyclochivinoside B from the aerial part of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus chivensis</Emphasis>

The known glycoside aleksandroside I and the new cycloartane glycoside cyclochivinoside B, 24S-cycloartan-3β,6α,16β,24,25-pentaol 3,25-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, were isolated from the aerial part of Astragalus chivensis. Their structures were established using chemical transformations and two-dimensional spectra (TOCSY, ROESY, HMBC, HSQC, COSY). __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 138–140, March–April, 2007.     

Structure of cyclochivinoside C from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus chivensis</Emphasis>

The new cycloartane glycoside cyclochivinoside C, 24S-cycloartan-3β,6α,16β,24,25-pentaol 3,16-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, was isolated from the aerial part of Astragalus chivensis. The structures of the isolated compounds were established by chemical transformations and PMR and ¹³C NMR spectra. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 460–462, September–October, 2007.     

Triterpene Glycosides from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus</Emphasis> and Their Genins. LXXI. Cycloorbicoside D,a New Glycoside from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Astragalus orbiculatus</Emphasis>

The new cycloartane glycoside cycloorbicoside D, which has the structure 23ξ,24ξ-cycloartan-3β6α,16β,23,24,25-hexaol 3-O-β-D-xylopyranoside, was isolated from the aerial part of Astragalus orbiculatus Ledeb. (Leguminosae). __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 345–346, July–August, 2005.     

The Semi-ideal Solution Theory. 3. Extension to Viscosity of Multicomponent Aqueous Solutions

Viscosities were measured for the ternary aqueous systems NaCl–mannitol(C₆H₁₄O₆)–H₂O, NaBr–mannitol–H₂O, KCl–mannitol–H₂O, KCl–glycine(NH₂CH₂COOH)–H₂O, KCl–CdCl₂–H₂O, and their binary subsystems NaCl–H₂O, KCl–H₂O, NaBr–H₂O, CdCl₂–H₂O, mannitol–H₂O, and glycine–H₂O at 298.15 K. A powerful new approach is presented for theoretical modeling of the viscosity of multicomponent solutions in terms of the properties of their binary solutions. In this modeling, the semi-ideal solution theory was used to associate the solvation structure formed by each ion and its first solvation shell in a binary solution with the solvation structure of the same ion and its first solvation shell in multicomponent solutions. Then, the novel mechanism proposed by Omta et al. (Science, 301:347–349, 2003) for the effect of a single electrolyte on the viscosity of water was extended to describe the influence of solute mixtures on the viscosity of water, including electrolyte mixtures, nonelectrolyte mixtures, and mixtures of electrolytes with nonelectrolytes. The established simple equation was verified by comparison with measured viscosities and viscosities reported in literature. The agreements are very impressive. This formulation provides a powerful new approach for modeling this transport property in solutions. It can stimulate further research in establishing a dynamical analogue to that formulated for the thermodynamics of multicomponent solutions. It is also very important for the study of hydration of ions.     

Modified Coumarins. 19. Synthesis of Neoflavone D-Glycopyranosides

Neoflavone β-D-glucopyranosides, β-D-galactopyranosides, β-D-xylopyranosides, and α-D-arabinopyranosides were synthesized by Michael condensation of potassium salts of 7-hydroxy-4-arylcoumarins with acetobromosugars followed by deacetylation of the resulting peracetates. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 546–550, November–December, 2005.