Schefflerins A-G, new triterpene glucosides from the leaves of Schefflera arboricola

From the 1-BuOH-soluble fraction of a MeOH extract of leaves of Schefflera arboricola, collected in Okinawa, six new lupane glucosides, named schefflerins A-F (1-6) and one new dammarane glucoside, named schefflerin G (7), were isolated together with three known compounds, citroside A (8), and oleanane saponins, oleanolic acid (9) and echinocystic acid (10) 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→4')-O-β-D-glucuronopynosides. Their structures were elucidated through a combination of spectroscopic analyses and the structure of schefflerin F (6) was determined by X-ray crystallographic method using SPring-8 synchrotron radiation.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera helix III. Structure of the triterpene sulfates and their glycosides

From the leaves of English ivyHedera helix L. we have isolated the known 3-sulfates of oleanolic and echinocystic acids and their 28-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl esters and the new 3-sulfate of 28-O--gentiobiosyl oleanolate — helicoside L-8a. The structures of the compounds isolated were deduced from the results of chemical transformations and NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 87–90, January–February, 1999.     

Triterpene glycosides of the leaves of Digitalis ciliata

Two new terpene glycosides have been isolated from the leaves of the foxgloveDigitalis ciliata Trautv.: -D-glucopyranosyl oleanolate 3-O-[O--D-xylopyranosyl-(1 4)--L-rhamnopyranoside] and oleanolic acid 3-O-[O--D-xylopyranosyl-(1 4)--L-rhamnopyranoside].I. G. Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR, Tbilisi. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 246–251, March–April, 1991.     

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-3,22,24-triol 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-galactopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranuronoside].Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan Tashkent. Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 705–710, September–October, 1993.     

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].     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera canariensis IV. Structures of glycosides L-F3, L-G0, and L-Gla from the leaves of Algerian ivy

Three minor partially acetylated glycosides have been isolated from the leaves of Algerian ivy, Hedera canariensis Willd. (Araliaceae) — the previously known {3-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O-(6-acetyl--D-glucopyranosyl)-(16)-O--D-glucopyranoside}s of oleanolic acid and of hederagenin (ciwujianoside C₄ and kizuta saponin K₁₁) and the new 3-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--O-L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O-(6-O-acetyl--D-glucopyranosyl)-(16)-O--D-glucopyranoside of echinocystic acid (glycoside L-G₀). The structures of the glycosides isolated have been established on the basis of chemical transformations and¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 81–86, January–February, 1999.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera taurica I. Structure of tauroside E from the leaves ofHedera taurica

The structure of taurorisde E — the predominating triterpene glycoside from the leaves of Crimean ivy,Hedera taurica Carr. has been established by¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy using nuclear Overhauser effects. It is 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranosyl]hederagenin.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedenenii, No. 3, pp. 363–366, May–June, 1987.     

Triterpene glycosides from the holothurian Cucumaria frondosa

Two triterpene glycosides have been isolated from an alcoholic extract of the holothurianCucumaria frondosa collected in the Kola littoral, Barents Sea: the main component of the glycoside fraction — frondoside A (I) — and a minor component — frondoside A₁ (II).Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Murmansk Marine Biological Institute. Russian Academy of Sciences, Dal'nie Zelentsy, Murmansk province. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 260–263, March–April, 1993.     

Triterpene glycosides fromHedera canariensis VI. Structure of L-G1 and L-G1b glycosides from leaves of canary ivy

Two new minor triterpene glycosides L-G₁, and L-G_2b, the 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-gentiobiosyl and 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-(6-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→6)-O-β-D glucopyranosyl esters of 30-norhederagenin, respectively, are isolated from the leaves of canary ivy (Hedera canariensis Willd.). The structures of the glycosides are found by chemical methods and¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 623–626, September–October, 1999.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera canariensis III. Determination of the structures of glycosides L-F1, L-F2, and L-I2 from the leaves of Algerian ivy

The leaves of Algerian ivyHedera canariensis Willd. (Araliaceae) have yielded two new triterpene glycosides — caulophyllogenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside (L-F₂) and its 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-gentiobiosyl ester (L-I₂) - and also the previously known hederagenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (L-F₁). The structures of the glycosides were established on the basis of chemical transformations and¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 777–781, November–December, 1998.     

Triterpene glycosides from the roots of Codonopsis lanceolata

In the course of the development of new designer foods using the roots of Codonopsis lanceolata, we found that hot-water extracts of C. lanceolata recovered decreased testosterone levels in the blood and accelerated the restoration of reproductive dysfunction induced by hyperthermic treatment in male mice. Thus we studied the constituents of the polar fraction of the roots of C. lanceolata and identified six new triterpene saponins, lancemasides B (2), C (3), D (4), E (5), F (6), and G (7), along with the known saponin lancemasaide A (1) and phenylpropanoid glycosides 8-10. The structures of the new compounds 2-7 were determined by means of spectral data including 2D-NMR studies and chemical reactions to be oleanan-type bisdesmoside with sugars at C-3 and C-28. Compounds 2-6 have echinocystic acid as an aglycone, and compound 7 has asterogenic acid as an aglycone. Identification of the sugars and determination of their D,L-chiralities were carried out by application of the exciton chirality method to the per-O-p-bromobenzoylmethyl sugar derived from saponins.     

Triterpene glycosides from the cultures of Phytolacca americana

A new triterpene glycoside I was isolated together with the five known triterpene glycosides 2-6 from the cultures of Phytolacca americana. The structure of 1 was elucidated by analysis of spectroscopic data and comparison of its NMR data with those of 2-7 and chemical degradation.     

Triterpene glycosides from the stems of Akebia quinata

The stems of Akebia quinata have been analyzed for their triterpene glycoside constituents, resulting in the isolation of six new triterpene glycosides, along with 19 known ones. On the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis, including 2D NMR data, and chemical evidence, the structures of the new compounds were deter-mined to be 3beta-[(O-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1-->3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl)oxy]olean-12-en-28-oic acid O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, 3beta-[(O-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1-->3)-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)]-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl)oxy]olean-12-en-28-oic acid O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, 3beta-[(O-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1-->3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl)oxy]-23-hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, 3beta-[(O-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1-->3)-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)]-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl)oxy]-23-hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, 3beta-[(O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)]-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl)oxy]-29-hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid, and 3beta-[(O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)]-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl)oxy]-23,29-dihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid, respectively. The main triterpene glycosides contained in the stems of A. quinata were found to have two sugar units at C-3 and C-28 of the aglycone in this study, whereas those of Akebia trifoliate were reported to possess one sugar unit at C-28 of the aglycone. It may be possible to distinguish between A. quinata and A. trifoliate chemically by comparing their triterpene glycoside constituents.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera canariensis II. Determination of the structures of glycosides L-E2 and L-H3 from the leaves of Algerian ivy

The structures of two new triterpene glycosides, L-E₂ and L-H₃ from the leaves of Algerian ivyHedera canariensis Willd. (fam. Araliaceae), have been established on the basis of chemical and spectral characteristics: they are 30-norhederagenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside and the 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-gentiobiosyl ester of 30-norhederagenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside, respectively. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 772–776, November–December, 1998.     

Triterpene glycosides fromTupidanthus calyptratus I. Structure of glycosides B1, B2, F1, and F2 from leaves of hooded tupidanthus

Chromatographically inseparable mixtures of oleanolic and ursolic 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-α-L-arabinopyranosides (glycosides B₁ and B₂) and their 28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl esters (glycosides F₁ and F₂) are isolated from the leaves ofTupidanthus calyptratus Hook f. (Araliaceae). The structures of the isolated glycosides are established from chemical methods and¹H and¹³C NMR spectra. Glycoside F₂ is a new triterpene glycoside. Simferopol' State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 627–633, September–October, 1999.     

Triterpene glycosides of the leaves of Eleutherococcus senticosus I. Isolation and general characteristics

Summary From the leaves ofEleutherococcus senticosus four glycosides of oleanolic acid have been isolated, and they have been called eleutherosides I, K, L, and M. Eleutherosides I and K are biosides whose carbohydrate chains consist of L-arabinose and L-rhamnose residues. Eleutherosides L and M are pentaosides and differ from I and K, respectively, by the fact that they contain a trisaccharide consisting of D-glucose and L-rhamnose attached by an O-acylglycosidic bond to the carboxy group. The absence of branching and of 1,3 bonds in the carbohydrate chains of the eleutherosides has been shown.Institute of Biologically Active Substances, Far-Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 614–618, September–October, 1971.