Bioactive saponins from Dioscorea futschauensis

Pharmazie. 2002 Aug;57(8):570-2.

Abstract

A new anti-neoplastic spirostanol saponin, (25S)-spirost-5-en-3 beta, 27-diol-3O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->3)]-beta-D-glucopyranoside and three known compounds viz. prosapogenin A of dioscin, dioscin and gracilin were isolated from Dioscorea futschauensis by bioactivity-guided fractionation. Their structures were elucidated mainly by means of spectroscopic analysis. Their bioactivity against Pyricularia oryzae and cytotoxic activity on ts-FT210 cell line was evaluated.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Dioscorea / chemistry*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Hydrolysis
  • Mice
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Saponins / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification
  • Saponins / pharmacology*
  • Solvents
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Saponins
  • Solvents