Four new estersaponins were isolated from Hacquetia epipactis. Using GC-MS, FAB-MS and various 2D-NMR techniques they were identified as 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-[α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→3)]- β-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1→)]-21-acetyl-22-(2-methylbutyryl)- barringtogenol C (hacquetiasaponin 1), the corresponding 21-(2-acetoxy-2-methylbutyryl)-22-acetyl-derivative (hacquetiasaponin 2), 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-[α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→3)]-β-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1→)]-21-acetyl-22-(2-methylb utyryl)- R1-barrigenol (hacquetiasaponin 3) and its corresponding 21-(2-acetoxy-2-methylbutyryl)-22-acetyl-derivative (hacquetiasaponin 4).
roots, triterpene saponin, rhizomes, Hacquetia epipactis, Apiaceae, ester saponin
NCBI PubMed ID: 7786486Publication DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(94)00871-PJournal NLM ID: 0151434Publisher: Elsevier
Institutions: Katedra i Zaklad Farmakognozji i Fitochemii, Slaska Akademia Medyczna, Sosnowiec, Poland, Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Pharmaziezentrum, Wien, Austria, Department of Organic Chemistry I, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, FAB-MS, GC-MS, TLC, HPLC, UV, enzymatic digestion, CC