Steroids of the spirostan and furostan series from plants of the genus Allium. XXVII. Alliosterol and allosides A and B from Allium suvorovii and Allium stipitatum — Structural analogs of furostanols

Two new glycosides of the cholestane series (allosides A and B) have been isolated from the fruit of the cocultivatedAllium suvorovii Rgi. andAllium stipitatum Rgl. (family Liliaceae, local name anzur). The acid hydrolysis of both compounds gave a sterol not previously described, which has been called alliosterol and has the structure of (22S)-cholest-5-ene-1, 3, 16, 22-tetraol, and the product of its dehvdration, which is (16S, 22S)-furost-5-ene-1, 3-diol. Alloside A is the 16-O--D-galactopyranoside, and alloside B the 16-O--D-galactopyranoside 1-O--D-glucopyranoside of alliosterol.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 231–241, March–April, 1991.     

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)-16,23;16,24-diepoxycycloartane-3,7,25-triol 25-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--D-xylopyranoside.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 837–842, November–December, 1987.     

Triterpene glycosides of the holothurian Eupentacta pseudoquinquisemita

The holothurianEupentacta pseudoquinquisemita Deichmann collected in Kraternaya Bay, Ushishir Islands has yielded two triterpene pentaosides — the previously known cucumarioside C₂, and cucumarioside H, which is a new glycoside. With the aid of¹³C NMR spectroscopy and solvolytic desulfation its structure has been determined as 6-acetoxy-3-([3-O-methyl--D-xylopyranosyl-(1 3)--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 4)] [-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 4)] [-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 2)]--D-quinovopy-ranosyl-(1 2)-(4-O-sulfato--D-xylopyranosyloxy)holosta-7,22,24(trans)-triene. Cucumarioside H was also identified inEupentacta (=Cucumaria)fraudatrix from Posyet Bay, Sea of Japan.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, USSR Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 221–225, March–April, 1988.     

The Interactions of Titanocene Dihalides with α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrin Host Molecules

The inclusion of titanocene dihalides (X = F, Cl) into -, - and -cyclodextrin hosts was studied by NMR spectroscopy, thermal analysis and mass spectrometry. It was found that -cyclodextrin does not form inclusion complexes with titanocene halides whereas - and -cyclodextrin do form such complexes. According to the changes in NMR spectra we propose that there is a shallow penetration of a guest molecule of titanocene dihalide into the cavity in the case of -cyclodextrin, but deeper penetration in the case of -cyclodextrin. The stability of the latter inclusion complexes was studied by NMR shift titration.     

Alkaloids of Aconitum kirinense. Structure of akirine

The known alkaloid lepenine and the new diterpene alkaloid akirine have been isolated from the epigeal part ofAconitum kirinense Nakai. To establish the structure of akirine, its spectral characteristics have been studied and an x-ray structural analysis has been made. It is 1,8-dihydroxy-16-methoxy-9,14-methylenedioxy-3,4-epoxy-N-ethylaconitane — the first diterpene alkaloid with a lycoctonine skeleton containing a 9,14-methylenedioxy group and a -oriented substituent at C14.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 534–538, September–October, 1992.     

Influence of sodium salt addition on the morphological and catalytic properties (ethane hydrogenolysis) of aluminasupported cobalt

NaNO₃ addition to Co/Al₂O₃ results in an increase in the reducibility, in a smaller dispersity of the metal and in a decrease in the ethane hydrogenolysis rate due to a decorative effect.

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Syntheses based on strophanthidin

Summary With strophanthidin as starting material, 3, 5, 10, l4-tetrahydroxy-19-norandrostan-17-one has been obtained by a five-stage synthesis.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins XLII. Cycloartanes of Astragalus tragacantha

Another six components ofAstragalus tragacantha Habl. have been identified on the basis of spectral characteristics and chemical transformations. We have previously described cyclocanthagenin and its 3-0--D-xylopyranoside — cyclocanthoside A — as products of the acid hydrolysis of cyclocanthoside D. Cyclocanthosides B, C, E, and G are here described for the first time and are (24S)-cycloartane-3,6,16,24,25-pentol 3-O-(4-O-acetyl--D-xylopyranoside) 6-O--D-glucopyranoside, (24S)-cycloartane-3,6,16,24,25-pentol 6-O-(6-O-acetyl--D-glucopyranoside) 3-O--D-xylopyranoside, (24S)-cycloartane-3,6, 16,24,25-pentol 6-O--D-glucopyranoside, and (24S)-cycloartane-3, 6, 16, 24, 25-pentol 6-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)--D-xylopyranoside], respectively.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Institute of Ecological Genetics, Moldavian Academy of Sciences, Kishenev. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Nos. 3,4, pp. 360–367, May–August, 1992.     

Secondary metabolites of Astragalus danicus Retz. and A. inopinatus Boriss.

The chemical composition of the above-ground parts of Astragalus danicus and A. inopinatus collected in the Baikal region (Eastern Siberia) was studied for the first time. From A. danicus, pentacyclic triterpene saponins were isolated and identified, viz., 3-O-(-glucuronopyranosyl)-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-d-xylopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-d-glucopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-(12)-O-(-d-xylopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-[O-(-l-rhamnopyranosyl)-(12)-O-(-d-glucopyranosyl)-(12)-(-glucuronopyranosyl)]-3,22,24-trihydroxyolean-12-ene, 3-O-methyl-d-chiro-inositol, and linolenic acid. In A. inopinatus, the same saponins were identified as well as tricosan-1-ol and tetracosan-1-ol, 5,7,4"-trihydroxyflavon (apigenin), and a tetracyclic triterpenoid, 20(R),24(S)-epoxycyclolanost-9(11)-ene-3,6,16,25-tetrol (cycloastragenol). All reported compounds from the both genus of Astragalus were isolated for the first time. Methanolic extracts of A. danicusand A. inopinatus exhibited low inhibitory activity with respect to the growth of HeLa cells. The chloroform fraction of A. danicus showed a strong antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and a strong cytotoxic activity against HeLa cells.