Five new steroidal compounds from Ypsilandra thibetica

Chem Biodivers. 2006 Nov;3(11):1211-8. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.200690122.

Abstract

Five new steroids, including the four new steroidal saponins ypsilandroside B (1), ypsilandroside A (2), isoypsilandroside A (4), and isoypsilandroside B (5), as well as the new steroidal sapogenin isoypsilandrogenin (3), were isolated from the whole plant of Ypsilandra thibetica Franch. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, including extensive 2D-NMR techniques. The structure and relative configuration of ypsilandroside B (=(3beta,12alpha,25R)-3-[(alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-apiofuranosyl)oxy]spirost-5-ene-12,27-diol; 1) was unequivocally determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The antifungal and antibacterial activities of 1-5 towards various types of fungi and bacteria are reported.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / methods
  • Ethanol / chemistry
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Magnoliopsida / metabolism*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Models, Molecular
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plants, Medicinal / metabolism
  • Sapogenins / chemistry
  • Saponins / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Steroids / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Furans
  • Plant Extracts
  • Sapogenins
  • Saponins
  • Steroids
  • Ethanol