The first chemical study of the whole Impatiens parvisepala S. X. Yu & Y. T. Hou led to the isolation of a new triterpene saponin, named Iparvisepala-1 (6) along with ten known compounds, which cover three flavonoid glycosides (1-3), one dihydrochalcone glucoside (4), one triterpenoid saponin (5), one triterpene (7) and four miscellaneous compounds (8-11). Their structures were elucidated by MS, NMR spectroscopic analyses as well as by comparisons of spectra data with those of the related published literatures. Additionally, flavonoid glucoside 2 showed impressive effect on α-glucosidase inhibition with the IC50 value of 12.53 ± 0.39 µM, much better than that of the positive control acabose (IC50 = 197.53 ± 2.68 µM).
Keywords: Balsaminaceae; Impatiens parvisepala; flavonoid glycoside; triterpenoid saponin; α-glucosidase inhibition.