Arboreasides A-E, triterpene saponins from the bark of Cussonia arborea

J Nat Prod. 2009 Jun;72(6):1081-6. doi: 10.1021/np8008094.

Abstract

Five new triterpene saponins, arboreasides A-E (1-5), and two known saponins, ciwujianoside C(3) and 23-hydroxyursolic acid 28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, were isolated from the bark of Cussonia arborea. The structures were established using extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analyses and mass spectrometry.

MeSH terms

  • Araliaceae / chemistry*
  • Cameroon
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Saponins / chemistry
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Saponins
  • Triterpenes