A new triterpenoid saponin, named prostratoside A, was isolated from the whole plants of Polycarpon prostratum. Its structure was determined to be 3-O-{β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)]-α-L-arabinopyranosyl}-22α-acetoxy-saikogenin G by spectroscopic methods.
triterpenoid saponin, Caryophyllaceae, Polycarpon prostratum, prostratoside A
Journal NLM ID: 101271576WWW link: https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?&origin=inward&eid=2-s2.0-0033422861Publisher: Chinese Chemical Society
Institutions: Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Kunming, China, Department of Chemistry, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China