Four new triterpenoid saponins from the roots of Bupleurum rigidum

J Nat Prod. 2000 Nov;63(11):1479-82. doi: 10.1021/np000004h.

Abstract

Five triterpenoid saponins [buddlejasaponin IV, sandrosaponins VII (1), VIII (2), IX (3), and X (4)] were isolated from an n-BuOH extract of the roots of Bupleurum rigidum. Sandrosaponins VII-X (1-4) are new compounds, and their structures were established by 1D and 2D NMR techniques, FABMS, and chemical methods.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Apiaceae / chemistry*
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • China
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Saponins / pharmacology
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Saponins
  • Triterpenes
  • buddlejasaponin IV