A new steroid saponin from the leaves ofYucca aloifolia

A new steroid saponin has been isolated from the air-dry leaves ofYucca aloifolia L., and it has been shown to be (25R)-5-spirostan-3-ol O-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 2)-D-galactopyranoside. The substance melts at 302–303°C []D²⁰ –27.2, (c 1.0; CHCl₃).I. G. Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR, Tbilisi. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 744–747, November–December, 1984.