Petersaponins III and IV, triterpenoid saponins from Petersianthus macrocarpus

J Nat Prod. 2000 May;63(5):716-9. doi: 10.1021/np990638s.

Abstract

Two new triterpenoid saponins, petersaponins III and IV (1 and 2), were isolated from an n-butanol extract of the bark of Petersianthus macrocarpus. They possess 21-O-benzoyl-22-O-acetylbarringtogenol C and 21-O-2-furoxyl-22-O-tigloylbarringtogenol C as the aglycon, respectively. For both 1 and 2, the trisaccharide moiety linked to C-3 of the aglycon consists of D-glucuronic acid, D-xylose, and D-galactose, while a L-rhamnose unit is linked to C-28. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated by extensive NMR experiments including (1)H-(1)H (COSY, HOHAHA, NOESY) and (1)H-(13)C (HMQC and HMBC) spectroscopy and by chemical evidence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Hydrolysis
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Optical Rotation
  • Plant Epidermis / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Saponins / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Saponins
  • Triterpenes
  • petersaponin III
  • petersaponin IV