Triterpenoid saponins from the root of Sideroxylon cubense

Phytochemistry. 1994 Mar;35(4):1013-5. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(00)90658-7.

Abstract

Two triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the root of Sideroxylon cubense and their structures were established as 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-28-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->3)- beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->4)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2) beta-D-xylopyranosyl] protobassic acid and 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl protobassic acid. The first, designed as sideroxyloside A, is a new natural product.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Saponins / chemistry
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Saponins
  • Triterpenes