Tripenoid glycosides of alfalfa. VII. Medicosides E and F

Two hederagenin glycosides — medicosides E and F — have been isolated from the roots ofMedicago sativa L. (Leguminosae). Medicoside E has the structure of hederagenin 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside 3-O-[O-β-G-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-xylopyranoside]. Medicoside F has the structure of hederagenin 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside 3-O-[O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranoside].     

Triterpene saponins fromThalictrum minus. V. Structure of thalicoside B

The epigeal part ofThalictrum minus L. has yielded a new bidesmoside — thalicoside B — which has the structure of oleanolic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside 3-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-α-L-arabinopyranoside].     

Steroid glycosides ofNicotiana tabacum seeds I. The structures of nicotianosides A,B, and E

Two steroid glycosides of the spirostan series — nicotianosides A and B — and one glycoside of the furostan series — nicotianoside E — have been isolated from the seeds ofNicotiana tabacum L. Nicotianoside A is (25S)-5α-spirostan-3β-ol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, nicotianoside B is (25S)-5β-spirostan-3β-ol 3-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-gb-D-glucopyranoside], and nicotianoside E is (25S)-5α-furostan-3β,22α,26-triol 26-O-β-glucopyranoside 3-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside].     

Steroid saponins and sapogenins ofAllium. XVI. Turoside C fromAllium turcomanicum

From a methanolic extract of the bulbs ofAllium turcomanicum Rgl. we have isolated a new furostanol glycoside, turoside C (I). An acid hydrolysate was found to contain the aglycone — neoagigenin (II) — and the sugars D-xylose, D-glucose, and D-galactose in a ratio of 1:4:1. The structure of the furostanol (I) has been established by methylation, enzymatic hydrolysis, and oxidative cleavage, and also by the oxidative cleavage of (II), as (25S)-5α-furostan-2α,3β,6β,22α,26-pentaol 26-O-β-D-glucopyranoside 3-O-{[O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)]-[O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galacto-pyranoside}.     

Triterpene glycosides and their genins fromThalictrum foetidum. I. The structure of foetoside C

A new glycoside — foetoside C — has been isolated from the epigeal part ofThalictrum foetidum L. and, on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics its structure has been established as oleanolic acid 28-[O-α-D-glycopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside] 3-O-[O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-α-L-arabinopyranoside].     

Triterpene glycosides of alfalfa VIII. Medinoside E from the leaves

From the leaves ofMedicago sativa L. (Leguminosae) we have isolated the glycoside soyasapogenol B — medinoside E. Medinoside E has the structure of olean-12-ene-3β,22β,24-triol 3-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranuronoside].     

Glycosides of marine invertegrates. XI. Two new triterpene glycosides from holothurians of the familyStichopadidae

By repeated column chromatography on silica gel new glycosides have been isolated from the holothuriansAstichopus multifidus andStichopus chloronotus — astichoposide C and stichoposide C (I and II, respectively). Their structures have been studied with the aid of chemical and physicochemical methods. The complete structures of the glycosides have been established as 23(S)-acetoxy-3β-{4′-O-[O-(3-O-methyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-2′-O-[O-(3-O-methyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-quinovopyranosyl]-β-D-xylopyranosyloxy}holosta-7,25-diene and -holost-7-ene.     

Steroid saponins and sapogenins ofAllium. XV. Eruboside B fromAllium erubescens

A new steroid glycoside of the spirostan series — eruboside B (I) — has been isolated from an ethanolic extract of the bulbs ofAllium erubescens C. Koh. In an acid hydrolysate, the aglycone β-chlorogenin (II) and the sugars D-glucose and D-galactose in a ratio of 3:1 have been found. By methylation, partial hydrolysis, and oxidation the structure of the spirostanol (I) has been established as (25R)-5α-spirostan-3β,6β-diol 3-O-{[O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)]-[O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactopyranoside}.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera helix II. Determination of the structure of glycoside L-6d from common ivy leaves

A new hederagenin pentaoside — glycoside L-6d — has been isolated from the leaves of common ivyHedera helix L., fam. Araliaceae, and its structure has been determined by using various NMR-spectroscopic methods. Glycoside L-6d is hederagenin 3-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranoside.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins XLIV. Structure of cyclocarposides A and C

The structures of two new cycloartane glycosides — cyclocarposides A and C, isolated from the herbAstragalus coluteocarpus Boiss. — have been established on the basis of spectral characteristics and chemical transformations. Cyclocarposides A and C are: 204R,24S-epoxycycloartane-3β,6α,17β,25-tetraol 3-O-(2-O-acetyl-β-D-xylopyranoside)6-O-(2-O-acetyl-α-L-rhamnopyranoside) and 20R,24S-epoxycyloartane-3β,6α,16β,25-tetraol 3-O-(2-O-acetyl-β-D-xylopyranoside) 6-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside, respectively.     

Triterpene and steroid glycosides of the genusMelilotus and their genins II. Melilotoside D from the roots ofMelilotus albus

A new triterpene glycoside of the oleanane series — melilotoside D — has been isolated from the roots of plantMelilotus albus Medik. (Leguminosae). Melilotoside D is a tetraoside of soyasapogenol B. Its structure has been shown on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics as soyasapogenol B 3-O-{[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-[O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→3)]-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranoside}.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins. XXIV. Cycloorbicoside G from Astragalus orbiculatus

A bisdesmosidic glycoside — cycloorbicoside G — has been isolated from the epigeal parts of the plantAstragalus orbiculatus Ledeb. (Leguminosae), and on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics its structure has been established as (23R,24S)-16β,23;16α,24-diepoxycycloartane-3β,7β,25-triol 25-O-β-D-glucopyranoside 3-O-β-D-xylopyranoside.     

Triterpene glycosides of alfalfa. IV. Medicoside J

A new triterpene glycoside has been isolated from the roots ofMedicago sativa L. (family Fabaceae) — medicoside J, and its structure has been established as a medicagenic acid 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside 28-O-[O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-L-arabinopyranoside].     

Glycosides of cinnamyl alcohol from the rhizomes ofRhodiola rosea

Three new cinnamyl alcohol glycosides have been isolated for the first time from the rhizomes of roseroot stonecropRhodiola rosea L. (Sedum rosea). On the basis of chemical transformations and the results of UV, IR, PMR, and mass spectroscopy the following structures are proposed for the compounds isolated: rozin — trans-cinnamyl O-β-D-glucopyranoside; rozavin — transcinnamyl O-(6′-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranoside); and rozarin — trans-cinnamyl O-(6′-O-α-L-arabinofuranosyl-β-glucopyranoside).     

Cucumarioside G4 — A new triterpenglycoside from the holothurian Eupentacta fraudatrix

A minor glycoside — cucumarioside G₄ (I) — has been isolated from the total triterpeneglycosides of the holothurianEupentacta fraudatrix, and its structure has been determined by physical and chemical methods as 16β-acetoxyholosta-7,23E-diene-3β, 25-diol 3-O-(3-O-methyl-β-D-xylopyranosyl)-(1→3)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-quinovopyransoyl-(1→2)-(4-O-(sodium sulfato)-β-D-xylopyranoside)].     

Glycosides of marine invertebrates. XII. Structure of a new triterpene oligoglycoside from holothurians of familyStichopodidae

From an ethanolic extract of the holothuriansStichopus chloronotus by column chromatography on silica gel a new triterpene oligoside has been isolated the structure of which has been established as 23(S)-acetoxy-3β-{4′-O-[O-(3-O-methyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-2′-O-[O-(3-O-methyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl(-(1→3)-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-β-D-xylopyranosyloxy}holost-7-ene. A hypothesis has been put forward concerning the biosynthesis of the carbohydrate chains in the glycosides of holothurians of the orderAspidochirota from bioside blocks.     

Steroids of the spirostan and furostan series of plants of the Allium genus. XXIII. Structure of cepagenin and of alliospirosides C and D from Allium cepa

Two new steroid glycosides of the spirostan series have been isolated from the fruit ofAllium cepa L. (family Liliaceae): alliospirosides C and D. On the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics it has been established that the aglycon of both glycosides is a new steroid sapogenin — cepagenin — having the structure of (24S,25R)-spirost-5-ene-1β,3β,24-triol. Alliospirosides C and D are cepagenin 1-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)α-L-arabinopyranoside] and 1-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-D-galactopyranoside], respectively.     

Triterpene glycosides of Hedera taurica X. Structures of compounds F4, I,and J from the leaves of Crimean ivy

Echinocystic acid 3-sulfate and new 3-sulfates — of the 28-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranosyl esters of oleanolic and echinocystic acids have been isolated from the leaves of Crimean ivyHedera taurica Carr. (fam. Araliaceae).     

Triterpene and steroid glycosides of theMelilotus genus and their genins I. Melilotosides A,B, and C from the roots ofMelilotus albus

Three new triterpene glycosides of the oleanane series — melilotosides A, B, and C — and the nonglycosylated soyasapogenol B have been isolated from the roots of the plant Melilotus albus Medik. (Leguminosae). The structures of the glycosides have been shown on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral results. Melilotoside A has the structure of soyasapogenol B 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside, melilotoside B that of soyasapogenol B 3-O-[O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranoside], and melilotoside C that of soyasapogenol B 3-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranoside.     

Structure of pseudostichoposide A — The main triterpene glycoside from the holothurian Pseudostichopus trachus

A holostane oligoglycoside — pseudostichoposide A — has been isolated from the holothurianPseudostichopus trachus Sluiter, collected on the oceanic side of the island of Urup (Kurile Islands). Its structure has been established with the aid of¹³C and¹H NMR spectroscopy and partial acid hydrolysis with sulfuric acid in the presence of butanol as 3β-{O-(3-O-methyl-β-D-quinovopyransoyl-(1 → 3)-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-O-β-D-quinovopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-[4-O-(sodium sulfato)-β-D-xylopyranosyloxy]}-holost-7-en-22-one. Its native genin, which has been called urupogenin (3β-hydroxyholost-7-en-22-one) was obtained on partial hydrolysis in the form of an individual compound. It is a new holostane derivative.