A new steroidal saponin from Dioscorea cayenensis

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2004 Nov;52(11):1353-5. doi: 10.1248/cpb.52.1353.

Abstract

The new 26-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-3beta,26-dihydroxy-20,22-seco-25(R)-furost-5-en-20,22-dione-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)]-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1), along with the known methyl protodioscin (2), asperoside (3) and prosapogenin A of dioscin (4) were isolated from the rhizomes of Dioscorea cayenensis LAM.-HOLL (Dioscoreaceae). Their structures were established mainly on the basis of 600 MHz 2D-NMR spectral data. 4 exhibited antifungal activity against the human pathogenic yeasts Candida albicans, C. glabrata and C. tropicalis (MICs of 20.8, 6.25, 25 microg/ml, respectively), whereas saponins 1-3 were inactive.

MeSH terms

  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Candida albicans / physiology
  • Dioscorea*
  • Humans
  • Phytosterols / chemistry
  • Phytosterols / isolation & purification*
  • Phytosterols / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Rhizome
  • Saponins / chemistry
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Saponins / pharmacology

Substances

  • Phytosterols
  • Plant Extracts
  • Saponins