Polysaccharides ofUngernia. VII. Partial hydrolysis of the mannan of the bulbs ofU. vvedenskyi

4-O--D-Manopyranosyl-D-mannose, O--D-mannopyranosyl-(l4)-O--D-mannopyranosyl-(14)-D-mannose, and 0--D-mannopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-mannopyranosyl-(l4)-O--D-mannopyranosyl-(l4)-D-mannose have been isolated fron the products of the partial hydrolysis of ungeromannan-V, obtained fron the bulbs ofUngernia vvedneskyi, and have been identified. This set of oligosaccharides confirms the regular structure of the carbohydrate chain of ungeromannan-V, which consists of a linear sequence of -14-bound D-mannose residues.DeceasedTranslated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedineii, No. 4, pp. 434–436, July–August, 1981.     

Structure of psolusoside B — A nonholostane triterpene glycoside of the holothurian genus Psolus

The structure of psolusoside B — a minor triterpene oligoglycoside from the holothurianPsolus fabricii and the main glycoside fromPsolus sp. has been determined by the methods of partial acid hydrolysis, methylation,¹³C NMR, and FAB mass spectrometry as 20S-acetoxy-3-{2-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 4)-O--D-glucopyranosyl]-4-O-(6-O-sulfato--D-glucopyranosyl)--D-xylo-pyranosyloxy}holosta-7,25-diene-18,16-carbolactone. 3-[O-(3-O-Methyl-6-O-sulfato--D-glucopyranosyl)-(1 3)-O-(6-O-sulfato--D-glucopyranosyl)-(1 4)-O--D-quinovopyranosyl-(12)--D-xylopyranosyloxy]holosta-9(11),25-dien-16-one (psolusoside A), known previously forPsolus fabricii, has been identified in a holothurian —Psolus sp. — from Kraternaya Bay (island of Ushishir).Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 361–368, May–June, 1989.     

Steroid glycosides of the leaves of Yucca aloifolia

Two new steroid glycosides have been isolated from the leaves of aloe yucca and their structures have been established. Glycosides B and C are tigogenin penta-and hexaosides. Glycoside B, which we have called yuccaloeside B is (25R)-5-spirostan-3-ol 3-{[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)]-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(13)]-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(14)--D-galactopyranoside}, and glycoside C, which we have called yuccaloeside C is (25R)-5-spirostan-3-ol 3-{[(O--D-glucopyranosyl-(13)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)]-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(13)]-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(14)--D-galactopyranoside}.N. G. Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 537–542, July–August, 1987.     

Triterpene glycosides ofPatrinia scabiosofolia; II

Conclusions The triterpene glycosides scabiosides D, E, F, and G have been isolated from the roots ofPatrinia scabiosofolia Fisch. et Link. It has been established that scabioside D is O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 4)-O--L-arabopyranosyl-(1 3)-O-oleanoloyl-(28 1)--D-xylopyranose, and scabioside E is O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 4)-O--L-arabopyranosyl-(1 3)-O-oleanoloyl-(28 1)-O--D-xylopyranosyl-(4 1)--L-rhamnopyranose.     

Proanthocyanidins of Polygonum coriarium. I

Six proanthocyanidins have been isolated from the roots ofPolygonium coriarium. The structures of three oligomeric proanthocyanidins have been established: taranin, consisting of [epigallocatechin gallate]-(48)-[epigallocatechin gallate]-(48)-[epigallocatechin-(48)-epigallocatechin₂-(48)-epigallocatechin; taranoside A - [epigallocatechin gallate]-7-0-[-(16)--D-Glcp]₃-(48)-[epigallocatechin-(48)-epigallocatechin]₂-(48)-gallocatechin; and taranoside B - [epigallocatechin gallate]-7-O-[-(16)--D-Glcp]₄-(48)-[epigallocatechin-(48)-epigallocatechin]₂-(48)-epigallocatechin-(48)-[epigallocatechin gallate).Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 59–67, January–February, 1992     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera canariensis. I. Structures of glycosides L-A,L-B1, L-B2, L-C,L-D,L-E1 1, L-G1, L-G2, L-G3, L-G4, L-H1, L-H2, AND L-I1 from the leaves ofHedera canariensis

From the leaves of Algerian ivyHedera canariensis Willd. (fam. Aralaceae) we have isolated 13 triterpene glycosides: the 3-O--L-arabinopyranosides of oleanolic acid (A), of echinocystic acid (B₁), and of hederagenin (B₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(2)--L-arabinopyranoside]s of oleanolic acid (C), of echinocystic acid (D), and of hederagenin (E₁); the 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G₁); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G3); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside]s of oleanolic acid (G₂), of echinocystic acid (H₁), and of hederagenin (H₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhanmopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranoside] 28-O-(O--L-rhamno-pyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside] of hederagenin (H₂); and the 3-O-(O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O-gentiobiosyl)-O-(14)--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-a-L-arabinopyranoside] of hederagenin (G₄). The structures of the substances isolated have been established on the basis of chemical transformations and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 377–383, May–June, 1996. Original article submitted December 3, 1995.     

Triterpene Glycosides of Tetrapanax papyriferum. II. Isolation and Structure Determination of Glycosides St-E2, St-F2, St-J2, and St-K2 from Stem Bark

Stem bark ofTetrapanaxpapyriferum yielded the new triterpene glycosides 3-O-[-D-glucopyranosyl-(13)]--D-galactopyranosyl-(12)-O--L-arabinopyranosides of oleanolic and echinocystic acids and their 28-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl esters. Their structures were established using chemical and physicochemical methods     

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 ofSalsola micranthera. I. Structures of salsolosides C and D

New triterpene glycosides — salsolosides C and D — have been isolated from the epigeal part ofSalsola micranthera Botsch. On the basis of chemical transformations and physicochemical measurements, salsoloside C has been assigned the structure of oleanolic acid 28-0--D-glucopyranoside 3-0-[0--D-xylopyranosyl-(1 4)--D-glucuropyranoside], and salsoloside D has the structure of hederagenin 28-0--D-glucopyranoside 3-0-[0--D-xylopyranosyl-(1 4)--D-glucuropyranoside].Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 727–732, November–December, 1983.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera helix II. Determination of the structure of glycoside L-6d from common ivy leaves

A new hederagenin pentaoside — glycoside L-6d — has been isolated from the leaves of common ivyHedera helix L., fam. Araliaceae, and its structure has been determined by using various NMR-spectroscopic methods. Glycoside L-6d is hederagenin 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(14)-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside.Simferopol' State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 746–752, November–December, 1994.     

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 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.     

Triterpene glycosides ofClimacoptera transoxana. III. The structures of copterosides E and F

New triterpene glycosides have been isolated from the epigeal part ofClimacoptera transoxana (Iljin) Botsch. — copterosides E and F. According to chemical transformations and physicochemical characteristics, copteroside E has the structure of oleanolic acid 28-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O-{[O--D-xylopyranosyl-(12)]-[O--D-xylopyranosyl-(14)]--D-glucuronopyranoside} and copteroside F that that of hederagenin 28-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O-{[O--D-xylopyranosyl-(12)]-[O--D-xylopyranosyl-(14)]--D-glucopyranoside}.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 596–601, September–October, 1983.     

Steroid saponins and sapogenins ofAllium. XVI. Turoside C fromAllium turcomanicum

From a methanolic extract of the bulbs ofAllium turcomanicum Rgl. we have isolated a new furostanol glycoside, turoside C (I). An acid hydrolysate was found to contain the aglycone — neoagigenin (II) — and the sugars D-xylose, D-glucose, and D-galactose in a ratio of 1:4:1. The structure of the furostanol (I) has been established by methylation, enzymatic hydrolysis, and oxidative cleavage, and also by the oxidative cleavage of (II), as (25S)-5-furostan-2,3,6,22,26-pentaol 26-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O-{[O--D-xylopyranosyl-(13)]-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)]-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(14)--D-galacto-pyranoside}.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 514–522, July–August, 1979.     

Structure of psolusoside a — The main triterpene glycoside from the holothurianPsolus fabricii

The structure of psolusoside A — the main component of the glycosidic fraction from the holothurianPsolus fabricii Duben et Koren — has been determined as 3-0-[0-(3-0-methyl-6-0-sulfato--D-glucopyranosyl)-(1 3)-0-(6-0-sulfato--D-glucopyranosyl)-(1 4)-0--D-quinovopyranosyl-(1 2)--D-xylopyranosyloxy]holosta-9(11),25-dien-16-one.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 212–217, March–April, 1985.     

Triterpene glycosides of Hedera taurica VI. Structures of hederosides G, H1, H2, and I from the berries of Crimean ivy

We have isolated from Crimean ivy berries in addition previously known triterpene glycosides — 3-O--L-arabinopyranosyl-28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 4)-O--D-glycopyranosyl-(1 6)--D-glucopyranosyl]hederagenin, 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 2)--L-arabinopyranosyl]-28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 4)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 6)--D-glycopyranosyl]hederagenin, the new triterpene glycosides hederoside H₂-3-O-[O--D-glycopyranosyl-(1 2)--D-glycopyranosyl-(1 2)--D-glucopyranosyl]-28-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 6)--D-glucopyranosyl]oleanolic acid- and hederoside I-3-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 2)--D-glucopyranosyl]-28-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(1 6)--D-glucopyranosyl]hederagenin. Details of their¹³C NMR spectra are given.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 779–783, November–December, 1990.     

Triterpene Glycosides of Tetrapanax papyriferum. I. Isolation and Structure of Glycosides St-H2 and St-I2 from Stem Bark

Stem bark ofTetrapanax papyriferumC. Koch., Araliaceae, yielded new triterpene glycosides 28-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O-(6-O-acetyl--D-glucopyranosyl)-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl esters of the 3-O-[-D-glucopyranosyl-(13)-[-D-galactopyranosyl-(12)]-O--L-arabinopyranosides of oleanolic and echinocystic acids. The structures of these substances were established using chemical and physicochemical methods     

Triterpene glycosides from Pulsatilla chinensis

Four triterpene glycosides were isolated from the roots of Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel (Ranunculaceae). Two new glycosides, chinensiosides A (1a) and B (2), were identified as 3-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranosyl]-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranosyl]-3,23-dihydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid and 3-O-{-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-[-D-glucopyranosyl-(14)]--L-arabinopyranosyl}-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranosyl]-3,23-dihydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid. The other two glycosides were identified as previously known hederasaponin C (3) from Hedera helix and glycoside III (4) from Pulsatilla cernua.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera helix I. The structures of glycosides L-1, L-2a, L-2b, L-3, L-4a, L-4b, L-6a, L-6b, L-6c, L-7a, and L7-b from the leaves of common ivy

The leaves of common ivy have yielded 11 triterpene glycosides: the 3-O--L-pyranosides of oleanolic acid (1), of echinocystic acid (2), and of hederagenin; the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside]s of oleanolic acid (4), of echinocystic acid (5), and of hederagenin (6); the O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl ester of hederagenin 3-O--L-pyranoside (7); the O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl ester of hederagenin 3-O-[O--L-pyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] (9); and the O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-O--D-glucopyranosyl esters of oleanolic acid, echinocystic acid, and hederagenin 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranoside]s (8), (10), and (11), respectively. This is the first time that compounds (1), (2), (5), (7), (9), and (10) have been found in this plant.Simferopol' State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 742–746, November–December, 1994.