Galactosylpinitols isolated from vetch (Vicia villosa roth.) seeds

J Agric Food Chem. 2000 Jul;48(7):2717-20. doi: 10.1021/jf000182g.

Abstract

Three alpha-galactosides of D-pinitol: 1D-O-(alpha-D-galactopyranosyl)-(1-->2)-4-O-methyl-chiro-inositol, 1, 1D-O-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->6)-O-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1- ->2)-4-O-methyl-chiro-inositol, 2, and 1D-O-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->6)-O-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-- >6)-O-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->2)-4-O-methyl-chiro-inositol, 3, present in vetch seeds, were isolated, purified, and quantitatively determined using column and high-resolution gas chromatography. Their structures were established by (1)H and (13)C NMR 1D and 2D techniques.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Fabaceae / chemistry*
  • Galactosides / chemistry
  • Galactosides / isolation & purification*
  • Inositol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Inositol / chemistry
  • Inositol / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Models, Chemical
  • Plants, Medicinal*
  • Seeds / chemistry

Substances

  • Galactosides
  • pinitol
  • Inositol