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).     

Flavonoids of the rhizomes ofRhodiola rosea. I. Tricin glucosides

Gallic acid and the flavonoid tricin (4′,5,7-trihydroxy-3′,5′-dimethoxyflavone) and its 7- and 5-O glucosides have been isolated for the first time from the rhizomes ofRhodiola rosea L. Identification was made on the basis of UV, IR, PMR, and mass spectra of the initial substances and the products of their acid hydrolysis and acetylation. The physicochemical constants, not previously given in the literature, of the 5-O-β-D-glucopyranoside have been determined.     

Terpenoids of the rhizomes ofRhodiola rosea

The structures of two new monoterpene compounds isolated from the rhizomes ofRhodiola rosea L. (Crassulaceae) have been established: 3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-diene-1,4-diol (rosiridol) and 3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-diene-1,4-diol 1-O--D-glucopyranoside (rosiridin). Daucosterol has been isolated from the rhizomes of this plant for the first time.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 632–636, September–October, 1985.     

Determination of the biologically active components of the rhizomes of Rhodiola rosea

A chromato-spectrometric method for the quantitative determination of the total cinnamyl glycosides and salidroside in the raw material of roseroot stonecrop using a standard sample of rosavin has been developed.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants Scientific Production Combine, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 320–323, May–June, 1991.     

Chemical composition of the rhizomes of the Rhodiola rosea by the HPLC method

The component composition of extracts of the rhizomes ofRhodiola rosea has been studied by the HPLC method; the amount of rosavin has been determined and its lability on the autofermention of the raw material has been established.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants, Scientific-Production Combine, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 188–193, March–April, 1991.     

Flavonoids of the epigeal part ofRhodiola rosea. II. Structures of new glycosides of herbacetin and of gossypetin

The structure of four new flavonol glycosides isolated from the epigeal part ofRhodiola rosea have been established: 7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosylgossypetin (rhodiolgin), 8-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosylgossypetin (rhodiolgidin), 8-O-β-D-glucopyranosol-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosylherbacetin (rhodionidin), and 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-8-O-β-D-xylopyranosylherbacetin (rhodalidin). The properties of the previously undescribed incomplete methyl ethers of herbacetin and gossypetin obtained during the structural analysis of the glycosides have been studied. It has been found that diazomethane methylates the 5-OH groups in the diglycosides investigated.     

Oligomeric proanthocyanidin glycosides ofRhodiola pamiroalaica

Two oligomeric proanthocyanidin glycosides have been isolated from the roots ofRhodiola pamiroalaica and their structures and relative configurations have been established: — RP-1 - and — RP-2. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 484–491, July–August, 1998.     

Oligomeric proanthocyanidin glycosides ofRhodiola pamiroalaica. II

In a continuation of investigations of proanthocyanidins of the roots ofRhodiola pamiroalaica, we have isolated proanthocyanidins RP-3 and RP-4. Their compositions, structures, and relative configurations have been investigated: RP-3 is 7-O-(6-O-galloyl--D-Glcp)-3-O-galloyl-(-)-epigallocatechin-(4-8)-[(-)-epicatechin-(4-8)-(3-O-galloyl-(-)-epigallocatechin)]₂-(4-8)-[5-O-(-D-GlcpO--D-Glcp)-(+)-catechin], and RP-4 is 7-O-(6-O-galloyl--D-Glcp-3-O-galloyl-(-)-epigallocatechin-(4-8)-[3-O-galloyl-(-)-galloyl-5-(-D-GlcpO--D-Glcp)-(-)-epigallocatechinTranslated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 42–49, January–February, 1999.