Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · 1989 · 67 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBotanyPlant BiologyEthnobotanyNatural Product BiosynthesisPlant BiochemistryMedicinal Plant KnowledgeMedicinal PlantsBioactive ConstituentsPlant-derived Natural ProductsSaponin BiosynthesisTerpenoid Glycosides
Further investigation of the chemical constituents of the leaves of Acanthopanax senticosus HARMS. resulted in the isolation of five new triterpenoid saponins, named ciwujianosides A1 (1), A2 (2), A3 (3), D3(4) and A4 (5). The structures of these saponins were elucidated as follows : 1, 3-O-β-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-arabinopyranosyloleanolic acid 28-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-glucopyranosyl ester; 2, 3-O-β-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-arabinopyranosyl-30-norolean-12, 20(29)-dien-28-oic acid 28-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-glucopyranosyl ester; 3, 3-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-arabinopyranosylmesembryanthemoidigenic acid 28-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-glucopyranosyl ester; 4, 3-O-α-arabinopyranosylmesembryanthemoidigenic acid 28-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-6-O-acetyl-β-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-glucopyranosyl ester; 5, 3-O-β-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-arabinopyranosylmesembryanthemoidigenic acid 28-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-6-O-acetyl-β-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-glucopyanosyl ester.