Saponins in bulbs of a mutant of elephant garlic were investigated, and three new steroidal saponins named yayoisaponins A-C were obtained together with the known dioscin and aginoside. Their structures, including the relative stereochemistry, were elucidated by spectral data interpretation, while the absolute stereochemistry of the sugar moieties was assigned on the basis of a chiral gas chromatographic analysis of the acid hydrolysates. Yayoisaponins A-C and aginoside exhibited not only in vitro cytotoxicity against P388 cells at 2.1 μg/ml, but also antifungal activity against Mortierella ramanniana at 10 μg/disk.
mutant, cytotoxicity, antifungal, elephant garlic, saponin
NCBI PubMed ID: 9836426Publication DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.1904Journal NLM ID: 9205717Publisher: Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry
Correspondence: Fusetani N
Institutions: Laboratory of Aquatic Natural Products Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, Institute for Consumer Healthcare, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, IR, HPLC, extraction, optical rotation measurement, CC, HR-FAB-MS