Triterpeneglycosides of Astragalus and their genins. XXV. Cyclocanthoside D from Astragalus tragacantha

The epigeal part of the plant ofAstragalus tragacantha Habl. (Leguminosae) has yielded, together with cyclosieversigenin 3-O--D-xylopyranoside, a new glycoside of the cycloartane series — cyclocanthoside D, the structure of which has been established on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics as 24S-cycloartane-3,6,16,24,25-pentaol 16-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--D-xylopyranoside.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 73–76, January–February, 1988.     

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.     

Steroids of the furostan and spirostan series from Nolina microcarpa II. structures of nolinospiroside D and nolinofurosides D, E, and F

Proofs are given of the structures of two new glycosides of the furostan series isolated from the leaves of the plantNolina microscarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenaceae). Nolinofuroside D is (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-galactopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (I), and nolinofuroside F is (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside (VII). The latter was characterized as its 22-O-methyl ether (VIII). Nolinofuroside E (IV) has the structure of (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 26-O--glucopyranoside 1-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--D-fucopyranoside], which followed from the structure of the fermentation product (VI). The products of the fermentation of the above-named compounds were present in the plant in only trace amounts. Only one of them — nolinospiroside D (III) — has not been described previously. This monoside of the spirostan series is (25S)-spirost-5-ene-1,3-diol 1-O--D-galactopyranoside.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 678–686, September–October, 1991.     

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

In addition to -sitosterol, cyclosieversigenin, and -sitosterol -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-3,6,16,25-tetraol 3-O--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.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins XXXVII. Cycloaraloside F from Astragalus amarus and Astragalus villosissimus

The glycosides of the plantAstragalus villosissimus Bunge have been studied. Four glycosides have been isolated from the roots of this plant, and two of them have been identified as -sitosterol -D-glucopyranoside and cycloaraloside C. The most polar glycoside, which has also been isolated from the roots ofAstragalus amarus Pall., proved to be a new triterpene glycoside of the cycloartane series and has been called cycloaraloside F. It is a trioside of cyclosieversigenin containing two molecules of D-glucose and one molecule of D-apiose. On the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics, the structure of cycloaraloside F has been established as 20R, 24S-epoxycycloartane-3,6,16,25-tetraol 3-0-[O-D-apio--D-furanosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranoside] 25-O--D-glucopyranoside.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 374–377, May–June, 1991.     

Steroids of the spirostan and furostan series from Nolina microcarpa IV. Structures of nolinogenin,nolinospiroside B,and nolinofuroside B

A glycoside has been isolated from the plantNolina microcarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenaceae) which has been called nolinofuroside B and has the structure of 6-methoxy-3,5-cyclo-(25S)-furostan-1,22,26-triol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (I). Enzymatic hydrolysis of the bioside (I) yielded nolinospiroside B (III) and nolinogenin (IV). The latter is 6-methoxy-3,5-cyclo-(25S)-spirostan-6-ol, and glycoside (III) is its 1-O--D-fucopyranoside.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 218–224, March–April, 1992.     

Cardiac glycosides of Cheiranthus allioni. IX

Summary From the seends ofCheiranthus allioni hort. another three cardiac glycosides have been isolated. One of them has been identified as cheirotoxin. It has been established that in cheirotoxin the D-glucose is attached to C₄ of the D-gulomethylose and this glycoside therefore has the structure of strophanthidin 3-O-[4-O--D-glucopyranosyl--D-gulomethylopyranoside]. The two other glycosides, which have been named sarmentogulomethyloside and gulosarmentoglucoside are new and are, respectively, sarmentogenin-3-O--D-gulomethylopyranoside and sarmentogenin 3-O-[4-O--D-glucopyranosyl--D-gulomethylopyranoside].For Communication VIII see [1].Khar'kov Scientific-Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 607–611, September–October, 1974.     

Isoflavones of the roots of Lupinus luteus

Conclusions For the first time in the isoflavone series, a compound which has the structure of 5,7-dihydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyisoflavone (3,4-methylenedioxyorobol) and two of its glucosides — 3,4-methylenedioxyorobol 7-O--D-glucoside and 3,4-methylenedioxyorobol 7-O--D-glucosylglucoside — and also a genistein C-monoglucoside, have been described. The isoflavones were isolated from the roots ofLupinus luteus L. by preparative chromatography on paper and on columns of polyamide. In addition, the previously known genistein, genistein 7-O--D-glucoside (genistin), and genistein 7-O--D-glucosylglucoside have been obtained.V. F. Kuprevich Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Belorussian SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 162–166, March–April, 1974.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins. XXIII. Cyclocanthogenin from Astragalus tragacantha

The epigeal part of the plantAstragalus tragantha Habl. (Leguminosea) has yielded (in addition to cyclosieversigenin, cyclocyclosiversioside F, and -sitosterol -D-glucopyranoside) a new methylsteroid of the cycloartane series — cyclocanthogenin — the structure of which has been established on the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics, and also of a chemical correlation with the structure of cycloasgenin C, as 24S-cycloartane-3,6,16,24,25-pentaol.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 817–824, November–December, 1987.     

New cardenolides from the seeds ofCoronilla hyrcana

Summary Four substances have been isolated from the seeds ofCoronilla hyrcana: hyrcanoside, deglucohyrcanoside, hyrcanogenin, and substance E.It has been established that hyrcanoside (I) has the structure 3-(O--D-xylopyranosyl- <4 1 > -O--D-glycopyranosyl)-14-hydroxy-19-oxocard-4, 20 (22)-dienolide; deglucohyrcanoside (VII) is 3-(O--D-xylopyranosyl)-14-hydroxy-19-oxocard-4, 20 (22)-dienolide; and hyrcanogenin (V) is 3, 14-dihydroxy-19-oxocard-4, 20 (22)-dienolide. Both the aglycone hycanogenin (V) and its glycosides (I) and (VII) are new compounds.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 251–257, 1966     

The structure of yuccoside E from Yucca filamentosa

Summary From the roots ofYucca filamentosa L. we have isolated a new sarsasapogenin glycoside, yuccoside E, which is 3-O-{[O--D-galactopyranosyl(1 2)]-[-O--D-galactopyranosyl(1 6)]-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 4)--D-glucopyranosyl}-(25S), 5 -spirostan-3-ol.Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Moldavian SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 747–750, November–December, 1975.     

Triterpene glycosides of Astragalus and their genins. XXXVIII. Cycloalpigenin D and cycloalpioside D from Astragalus alopecurus

Eight compounds of triterpenoid nature have been isolated from the epigeal parts of the plantAstragalus alopecurus Pall. (Leguminosae) and have been designated in order of increasing polarity as substance 1–8. On the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics, we have established the structures of 4 and 8, which have been called cycloalpigenin D and cycloalpioside D, respectively. Cycloalpigenin D is 20R,24S-epoxycycloartane-3,7,16,25-tetraol. Cycloalpioside D is cycloalpigenin D 3-O--D-xylopyranoside.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 377–384, May–June, 1991.     

Triterpene Glycosides of Fatsia japonica. VI. Structures of Glycosides D3a and D3b

Seeds of Fatsia japonica (Araliaceae) yielded the new glycosides of gypsogenin: 3-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-glucopyranoside and 3-O--D-galactopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-glucopyranoside. The structures of these compounds were established by chemical methods and NMR spectroscopy.     

Steroids of the spirostan and furostan series from Nolina microcarpa I. Structures of nolinospiroside C and nolinofurosides A and C

In addition to the know steroid sapogenin (25S)-ruscogenin (I), three new glycosides have been isolated from the leaves ofNolina microcarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenacea), and the following structures are suggested for them: (25S)-spirost-5-ene-1,3-diol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside (nolinospiroside C, II), (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside (nolinofuroside A, III), and (25S)-furost-5-ene-1, 3, 22, 26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (nolinofuroside C, V).M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 672–678, September–October, 1991.     

Steroid saponins X. Glycosides of Allium narcissiflorum the structure of glycosides A and B

Summary FromAllium narcissiflorum Wells have been isolated for the first time trillin and a glycoside B, which proved to be 3-O-[-O-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 3)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 6)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 ]-26-O-[-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 ]-25R-furost-5-ene-3,22 , 26-triol.Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Moldavian SSR, Kishinev. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 55–58, January–February, 1976.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera taurica. XI. Structures of taurosides St-G1, St-H1, and St-H2 from the stems of Crimean ivy

The previously known glycosides 3-O--L-arabinopyranosyl-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl]hederagenin and 3-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O--L-arabinopyranosyl]-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl]hederagenin and the new triterpene glycoside tauroside St-H₁ — 3-O--D-glucopyransyl-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl]hederagenin — have been isolated from the stems ofHedera taurica Carr.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 571–579, July–August, 1993.     

Triterpene Glycosides of Astragalus and Their Genins. LXVI. Cycloorbicoside C, a New Bisdesmoside

The new triterpene glycoside cycloorbicoside C was isolated from the aerial parts of Astragalus orbiculatus Ledeb. (Leguminosae) and was identified as (23R,24S)-16,23;16,24-diepoxycycloartan-3,25-diol 3-O--D-xylopyranoside 25-O--D-glucopyranoside.     

A new flavonoid isolated from the leaves ofCynara scolymus L.

Summary The fresh leaves of the artichokeCynara scolymus L. have yielded a new flavonoid glycoside, cynarotriside, having the structure luteolin 7-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-61-O--L-rhamnopyranoside]-4-O--D-glucopyranoside.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 16–20, 1966     

Cardiac glycosides of Cheiranthus allioni. XI

Summary Another three cardiac glycosides have been isolated from the seeds ofCheiranthus allioni hort. One of them has been identified as digifucocellobioside (digitoxigenin 3 -O-[O--D-glycopyranosyl(1 4)-O--D-glucopyranosyl(1 4)-O--D-fucopyranoside]). The two other glycosides, called digitoxigenin gulomethyloside and glucodigigulomethyloside are, respectively, digitoxigenin 3 -O--D-gulomethyloside and digitoxigenin 3 -O-(4-O--D-glucosyl--D-gulomethyloside).For Communication X, see [1].Khar'kov Scientific-Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 754–758, November–December, 1975.     

Structure of Cyclogaleginoside E from Astragalus galegiformis

The new cycloartane glycoside cyclogaleginoside E, 20S,24R-cycloartan-3,6,16,25-tetraol-3-O--D-xylopyranoside-25-O--D-glucopyranoside, was isolated from stems of Astragalus galegiformis L. Its structure was established using enzymatic and total acid hydrolysis, mass spectrometry, and PMR and ¹³C NMR.