A new triterpenoid saponin from Abrus precatorius Linn

A new triterpenoid saponin, 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl subprogenin D (1), together with six known triterpenoids: subprogenin D (2), abrusgenic acid (3), triptotriterpenic acid B (4), abruslactone A (5), abrusogenin (6) and abrusoside C (7) were isolated from the leaves and stems of Abrus precatorius. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of physical and NMR analysis, respectively. Compounds 5 and 6 showed moderate cytotoxicity against MCF-7, SW1990, Hela, and Du-145 cell lines. Compounds 1, 2 and 4 were isolated from this plant for the first time.     

A new triterpenoid saponin and a diterpene glucoside from the seeds of Orychophragmus violaceus

One new triterpenoid saponin orychoside A (1) and one new diterpene glucoside orychoside B (12), together with eleven known compounds, were isolated from the seeds of Orychophragmus violaceus. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. The known compounds were identified by comparison with data reported in the literature. All compounds were tested for their cytotoxic activities against the HepG2 and A549 cell lines in vitro. The new compound 1 exhibited potent cytotoxicity against the two cell lines with IC₅₀ values of 7.13 and 8.77 μM, respectively. Compounds 2, 5, 8 and 9 were found to possess obvious cytotoxicity.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from Bacopa monniera

A new triterpenoid saponin,bacopaside Ⅸ,was isolated from the whole plant of Bacopa monniera (L.) Wettst.and its structure was elucidated as 3-0-{β-d-glucopyranosyl(1 → 4)[α-1-arabinofuranosyl-(1 → 2)]-β-d-glucop-yranosyl}-20-O-α-1-axabinopyranosyljujubogenin by spectroscopic methods and some chemical transformations.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from Anemone raddeana

A new triterpenoid bisglycoside, named raddeanoside R19, was isolated from the roots of Anemone raddeana. Its structure was elucidated on the basis of ESI-MS, ^13C NMR, and chemical methods.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from Gynostemma pentaphyllum

A new dammarane-type triterpene saponin was isolated from the aerial parts of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino. Its structural elucidation was accomplished mainly on the basis of the interpretation of spectroscopic data, such as IR, HR-TOF-MS and NMR. Its cytotoxic activity was evaluated against one human cancer cell line HL-60 using MTT assay.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from Clematis ganpiniana

A new triterpenoid saponin,named clematiganoside A(1),was isolated from the whole plant of Clematis ganpiniana.Its structure was elucidated on the basis of 1D,2D NMR,TOF-MS and ESI-MS techniques,and physicochemical properties.     

A new bidesmoside triterpenoid saponin from Stauntonia chinensis

A new bidesmoside triterpenoid saponin,named stauntoside C1(1) has been isolated from Stauntonia chinensis.Its structure was established by means of spectral and chemical methods.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from the roots of Silene viscidula

A new triterpenoid saponin, silenoviscoside F (1), was isolated from the roots of Silene viscidula, together with three known saponins, dianchinenoside D (2), sinocrassuloside I (3) and sinocrassuloside II (4). The structure of compound 1 was elucidated by spectroscopic data, GC-MS and chemical methods. The structures of compounds 2-4 were determined on the basis of spectroscopic data comparison with the literature values, which were isolated from the genus Silene for the first time.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from the roots of Phytolacca acinosa

A new triterpenoid saponin, named esculentoside T (1), together with five known compounds (2-5), was isolated from the roots of Phytolacca acinosa. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectral data.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from the roots of Ardisia crenata

A new triterpenoid saponin.3 β-O-{ β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1—4)-[ β-D-glucopyranosyl-[1-2)]- α-L-arabinopyranosyl}-16α, 28-dihydroxyolean-12-en-30-oic acid 30-O- β-D-glucopyranosyl ester(ardisicrenoside N.1),together with two known saponins, ardisicrenoside C(2) and D(3),were isolated from the roots of Ardisia crenata Sim.Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectral analysis and chemical evidences.Saponins 1 showed cytotoxicity against MCI-7 and NCI-H460 cancer cell lines at 11.0μmol/L and 22.1μmol/L in vitro.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from the roots of Platycodon grandiflorum

A new triterpenoid saponin, 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl 16-oxo-platycodigenin 28-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→3)-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyra-nosyl ester, was isolated from the roots of Platycodon grandiflorum, together with three known saponins, including platycodin D, deapio platycoside E and platycoside E. The structure of the new compound, named 16-oxo-platycodin D, was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data.     

A new ocotillol-type triterpenoid saponin from red American ginseng

A new ocotillol-type triterpenoid saponin, named 20(R)-pseudoginsenoside F(11) (1), was isolated along with pseudoginsenoside F(11) (2) from red American ginseng. The structure of the new saponin was elucidated as 6-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1?→?2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-dammar-20R, 24R-epoxy-3β, 6α, 12β, 25-tetraol by a combination analysis of NMR and mass spectrometry. The complete signal assignments of the two compounds were carried out by means of 2-D NMR spectral analysis.     

A new steroidal saponin from Tribulus terrestris Linn

A new steroidal saponin containing six monosaccharides was obtained from the total plant of Tribulus terrestris and elucidated based on chemical spectroscopic analysis, especially on 2D-NMR technology as 26-0-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-22-methoxy-furostane-3-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl(l --> 3)-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl(l --> 2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1 --> 4)]]-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosy(l --> 2)]-beta-D-galactopyranoside.     

One new triterpenoid saponin from Lysimachia davurica

One new saponin named davuricoside N (1) was isolated from the whole plants of Lysimachia davurica, the structure was determined by 1D and 2D NMR, ESI-MS techniques, and chemical methods.     

Antibacterial activity of a triterpenoid saponin from the stems of Caesalpinia pulcherrima Linn.

A new compound 1 was isolated from the methanolic extract of the stems of the Caesalpinia pulcherrima Linn. along with a reported compound (2) 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester. The new compound 1 has m.p. 272–274°C, m.f. C₄₆H₇₄O₁₇, [M]⁺ m/z 898. It was characterised as 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-β-D- xylopyranosyl ester by various colour reactions, chemical degradations and spectral analyses. Antibacterial activity of compound 1 was screened against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and showed significant results.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from Gleditsia sinensis and its antiproliferative activity

Chemical investigation of the anomalous fruits of Gleditsia sinensis led to the isolation and identification of a new triterpenoid saponin, 3-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-D-glucopyranosyl oleanolic acid 28-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-α-L-rhamnopyrano--syl-(1 → 4)-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (1), along with other nine known compounds (2–10). All the isolates from this species were reported for the first time. The structure of Compound 1 was determined by a detailed analysis using various analytical techniques, including 1D and 2D NMR. In vitro antiproliferative activities of Compound 1 on MCF-7 and Hep-G2 tumor cell lines were evaluated. IC₅₀ values against the two cell lines were 9.5 and 11.6 μM, respectively.     

A new biologically active triterpenoid saponin from the leaves of Lepidagathis hyalina Nees

A new biologically active triterpenoid saponin m.f. C42H68O13, m.p. 315 degrees-317 degrees C was isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of the methanolic extract of the leaves of Lepidagathis hyalina. Its structure was characterized as 3-beta-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->4)O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]16-alpha-hydroxy-olean-12-en(13)-28-oic acid by several spectral and chemical analysis. This new triterpenoid saponin showed antimicrobial activity against various plants pathogenic bacteria and fungi.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from Pulsatilla cernua predicted by NMR-based mosaic method

Abstract

A saponin (1) with gypsogenin as aglycone was isolated from the roots of Pulsatilla cernua. The aglycone of compound 1 was considered as gypsogenin which was rarely found in this genus. Its structure was predicted by NMR-based “mosaic” method rapidly, and further confirmed on the basis of spectroscopic data, including 2D NMR spectra and chemical evidence. This work suggested that NMR-based mosaic method is suitable for most of saponins from common species of genus Pulsatilla.     

A new triterpenoid saponin from the leaves and stems of Panax quinquefolium L.

One new triterpenoid saponin,quinquenoside L_(17)(1),was isolated from the leaves and stems of Panax quinquefolium L.,and its structure was elucidated as 20-O-[(β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-6)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl)]-6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-dammar-24-ene- 3,6,12,20-tetraol,by the combination analysis of one-dimensional NMR and two-dimensional NMR,mass spectrometry,CD spectrum and chemical evidences.