Six novel cycloartane-type glycosides were isolated from the roots of Astragalus trojanus. Two of these, compounds 1 and 2, have (20R,24S)-epoxy-3β,6α,16β,25-tetrahydroxycycloartane as the aglycon, while compounds 3-6 possess 3β,6α,16β,(24S),25-pentahydroxycycloartane as the aglycon. The saccharide moieties linked to the C-3, C-6, and C-24 or C-25 positions of the aglycons in 1-6 contained either xylopyranose, glucopyranose, rhamnopyranose, or arabinopyranose units. Structure elucidation of compounds 1-6 was accomplished through the extensive use of 1D and 2D NMR techniques. In addition, a new oleanene glycoside (7) and a new tryptophan derivative (8) were also isolated and characterized.
glycoside, cycloartane, Astragalus trojanus
NCBI PubMed ID: 10217709Publication DOI: 10.1021/np980399tJournal NLM ID: 7906882Publisher: American Society of Pharmacognosy
Correspondence: Çalis I
Institutions: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Salerno, 84084 Penta di Fisciano, Salerno, Italy, epartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, IR, FAB-MS, optical rotation measurement, TOCSY, DQF-COSY, HMBC, HOHAHA, HSQC