Diterpenoids ofPulicaria salviifolia. III. The structure of salvicinin

The new diterpene acid salvicinin has been isolated from the epigeal part ofPulicaria salviifolia and its structure has been established as 15-acetoxy-6α-hydroxy-trans-cleroda-3,13-dien-19-oic acid. A capacity of salvicinin for undergoing lactonization in the presence of acetic anhydride has been revealed, and the lactone formed has been isolated and chracterized.     

Cardenolides ofCoronilla glauca andC. scorpioides

The cardenolide glycosides glucocorotoxigenin, scorpioside, and coronillobioside and a new compound which has been called glucocoroglaucigenin have been isolated from the seeds ofCoronilla glauca L. for the first time. The new glycoside has the structure of 3β-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-14,19-dihydroxy-5α-card-20(22)-enolide. This glycoside has also been isolated from the seeds ofC. scorpioides.     

Alkaloids ofOxytropis. III. Trichophydine

A new alkaloid, which has been named trichophydine, has been isolated from the epigeal part ofOxytropis trichophysa growing in Mongolia. On the basis of the spectral characteristics of the hydrochloride, the structure of 2-O-benzoyl-2(β)-phenylethylamine, which has been synthesized previously, has been established for trichophydine.     

Phytoecdysteroids of plants of the genusSilene. III. Sileneoside A — A new glycosidic ecdysteroid ofSilene brachuica

Ecdysterone (I), viticosterone E, polypodine B, and integristerone A (II) have been isolated from the epigeal part of the plantSilene brachuica Boiss. In addition to substances (I) and (II), the phytoecdysteroid sileneoside A has been isolated from the root of this plant. It has been shown that sileneoside A is ecdysterone 22-O-α-D-galactoside.     

Glycosides of marine invertebrates. VII. Structure of holothurin B fromHolothuria atra

Holothurin B, which contains a sulfate group in a carbohydrate chain, has been isolated from the holothurianHolothuria atra. Its complete structure has been established by chemical and physicochemical methods.     

Triterpene glycosides ofAstragalus and their genins. V. Structure of cyclosieversioside F

A new glycoside of the cycloartane series has been isolated from the roots of the plantAstragalus sieversianus Pall. and it has been shown to be cyclosieversigenin 6-0-β-D-glucopyranoside 3-0-β-D-xylopyranoside.     

Carbohydrates ofAllium. IV. Glucofructans ofAllium longicuspis

Water-soluble polysaccharides have been isolated from the bulbs ofAllium longicuspis Rgl. By fractionating the combined water-soluble polysaccharides, homogeneous polysaccharides with molecular weights of 15,500 and 5100 have been isolated. It has been shown by spectral and chemical methods that they consist of glucofructans of a mixed type containing glycosidic bonds of the inulin (2 → 1) and levan (2→6) types in a ratio of 2.1:1.     

Phytoecdysteroids of plants of the genusSilene. VII. Sileneoside D — ecdysterone 3-O-α-D-galactopyranoside fromSilene brahuica

A phytoecdysteroid, sileneoside D, has been isolated from the roots ofSilene brahuica Boiss. and it has been shown to be ecdysterone 3-O-α-D-galactopyranoside.     

Asparagus polysaccharides. I. Isolation and characterization of polysaccharides ofA. neglectus: Glucomannans of the roots

Water-soluble polysaccharides and pectin substances have been isolated from various organs ofA. neglectus and their quantitative amounts and monosacchardie compositions have been determined. Native acetylated glucomannans (A, B, and C) containing 13, 15, and 20% of acetyl groups and being homogeneous according to the results of gel chromatography have been isolated from the roots. On the basis of the results of periodate oxidation, methylation, and IR spectroscopy it has been established that the neutral polysaccharides of the roots ofA. neglectus is a mixture of three glucomannans consisting of β-1→4 linear-bound D-gluco- and D-mannopyranose residues.     

Triterpene glycosides of alfalfa. I. Medicoside G — A new bisdesmoside fromMedicago sativa

A new triterpene glycoside, medicoside G has been isolated from the roots of the plantMedicago sativa L. (family Fabaceae), and its structure has been established as medicagenic acid 3,28-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside.     

Phytoecdysteroids of plants of the genusSilene. IV. Sileneoside C — A galactoside of intergristerone A fromSilene brahuica

The phytoecdysteroid sileneoside C has been isolated from the roots ofSilene brahuica Boiss. It has been shown that sileneoside C is intergristerone A 22-0-α-D-galactoside.     

Oxytropis alkaloids II. Structure of oxytriphine

The new alkaloid oxytriphine, the parent of natural 2-oxazoline derivatives, has been isolated from the epigeal part ofOxytropis trichophysa; and its structure has been established as (5S)-(+)-2,5-diphenyl-2-oxazoline. (-)-N-Benzoyl-2-phenyl-2-hydroxyethylamine and benzoic acid have been detected in this plant for the first time. A hypothesis of the possible biogenetic interrelationship of the compounds isolated is put forward.     

Flavonoids ofDatisca cannabina. V. Datiscanin — A new glycoside of datiscetin

The new flavonoid glycoside datiscanin has been isolated from the herbage ofDatisca cannabina L., and the structure of 2′,3,5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone 3-0-β-D-glucopyranoside has been established for it. After datiscin (datiscetin 3-rutinoside), this is the second datiscetin glycoside found in nature.     

Triterpene glycosides ofAstragalus and their genins. VI. Cycloasgenin C fromAstragalus taschkendicus

A new isoprenoid — cycloasgenin C — has been isolated from the roots of the plantAstragalus taschkendicus C. Bge, and on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics its structure has been established as 24(R)-cycloartane-3β,6α,16β,24,25-pentaol.     

Steroid compounds of marine sponges. III. 24-Ethyl-25-methylcholesta-5,22-dien-3β-OL — A new marine sterol from the spongeHalichondria sp.

A new sterol — 24 ethyl-25-methylcholesta-5,22-dien-3β-ol — has been isolated by column chromatography on silica gel from extracts of the spongeHalichondria sp. Its structure has been established on the basis of an analysis of GLC-MS results and of PMR and¹³C NMR spectroscopy and has been confirmed by ozonolysis.     

Triterpene glycosides ofSilphium perfoliatum. III. Structure of silphioside E

A new triterpene glycoside — silphioside E — has been isolated from the epigeal part ofSilphium perfoliatum L. and its structure has been established on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics as oleanolic acid 28-0-β-D-glycopyranoside 3-0-[0-β-D-glycopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-glucopyranoside].     

Triterpene glycosides ofAstragalus and their genins. III. Cycloasgenin a fromAstragalus taschkendicus

The new isoprenoid cycloasgenin A has been isolated from the roots of the plantAstragalus taschkendicus C. Bge., and its structure has been established on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics as 6α,11α,16β, 25-tetrahydroxy-20(S), 24(R)-epoxycycloartan-3-one.     

Phytoecdysteroids of plants of the genusSilene. V. Sileneoside B — An ecdysterone digalactoside fromSilene brahuica

The phytoecdysteroid sileneoside B has been isolated from the roots ofSilene brahuica Boiss.; it is ecdysterone 3,22-di-O-α-D-galactopyranoside.     

Triterpene glycosides ofAstragalus and their genins. IV. Cyclosieversioside E — A new diglycoside fromAstragalus sieversianus

A new glycoside of the cycloartane series has been isolated from the roots of the plantAstragalus sieversianus Pal.; it is cyclosieversigenin 3,6-di-O-β-xyloside.     

Phytochemical investigation of ethyl acetate extract from Curcuma aromatica Salisb. rhizomes

Three phytochemicals, curcumin 1, demethoxycurcumin 2 and β-sitosterol-3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside 3 have been isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of rhizomes of Curcuma aromatica. Chemical structures of all the three isolates were determined using spectroscopic and chemical analyses. β-Sitosterol-3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside has been isolated for the first time from this plant.