Triterpenoid saponins from Aster lingulatus

Phytochemistry. 1997 Jan;44(2):337-40. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(96)00551-1.

Abstract

Two new triterpenoid saponins named asterlingulatosides A and B were isolated from the whole plants of Aster lingulatus. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic data and chemical transformations to be 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-3 beta,16 alpha-dihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid-28-O-alpha-L-O-arabinopyranoside and 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-3 beta,16 alpha-dihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid-28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside++ +. They showed inhibitory activity on DNA synthesis in human leukaemia HL-60 cells.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / toxicity
  • Carbohydrate Conformation
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • DNA Replication / drug effects
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oleanolic Acid* / analogs & derivatives*
  • Plant Extracts
  • Plants*
  • Saponins / chemistry*
  • Saponins / isolation & purification
  • Saponins / toxicity
  • Thymidine / metabolism
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / toxicity

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Plant Extracts
  • Saponins
  • Triterpenes
  • asterlingulatoside A
  • asterlingulatoside B
  • Oleanolic Acid
  • Thymidine