Our research program on the Central American fooder plant Gliricidia sepium led to the discovery of two new triterpene saponins (1 and 2) and known aromatic compounds. The new compounds possess 3β,21β,24-trihydroxy-22-oxoolean-12-ene as an aglycon. The oligosaccharide moiety linked to C-3 of the aglycon contained two pyranoses (glucuronic acid and xylose); in addition the glucose residue of both 1 and 2 is also linked to C-21. Structure elucidation of these new compounds through the extensive use of 1D and 2D NMR techniques have provided detailed information about the sapogenin and the saccharide chains, inclusive of sugar sequence and the position of glycosylation.
root, leaves, flavonol glycosides, Leguminosae, triterpenoid saponins, Gliricidia sepium, fooder source, 13C NMR analysis
NCBI PubMed ID: 10564013Publication DOI: 10.1021/jf9808731Journal NLM ID: 0374755Publisher: American Chemical Society
Correspondence: Rastrelli L
Institutions: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Facoltà di Farmacia, Università di Salerno, Piazza V. Emanuele 9, 84084 Penta di Fisciano (SA), Italy, Departamento de Citohistología, Escuela de Quimíca Biologica, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Zona 12, 01002 Guatemala
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, FAB-MS, TLC, optical rotation measurement, ROESY, TOCSY, RP-HPLC, HMBC, HSQC, DFQ-COSY