A new lupane-type triterpene saponin, pulsatilloside C (1), was isolated from the roots of Pulsatilla chinensis. Its structure was established to be 3beta,23-dihydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid 28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)- beta-D-glucopyranoside.
triterpenoids, constituents
NCBI PubMed ID: 9599271Publication DOI: 10.1021/np9704821Journal NLM ID: 7906882Publisher: American Society of Pharmacognosy
Correspondence: Che CT
Institutions: Department of Phytochemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, acid hydrolysis, extraction, optical rotation measurement, ROESY, CC, FD-MS, melting point determination, HMBC, HMQC, DEPT, COSY