Isolation, characterization and sensory evaluation of a Hexa beta-D-glucopyranosyl diterpene from Stevia rebaudiana

Nat Prod Commun. 2013 Nov;8(11):1523-6.

Abstract

From the extract of the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, a diterpene glycoside was isolated which was identified as 13-[(2-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy] ent-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid-(2-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucopyranosyl) ester (1). The complete 1H and 13C NMR assignment of 1 is reported for the first time, from extensive NMR (1H and 13C, COSY, HSQC, and HMBC) and mass spectral data. Also, we report the sensory evaluation of 1 against sucrose for the sweetness property of this molecule.

MeSH terms

  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Stevia / chemistry*
  • Sucrose
  • Taste

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • Sucrose