A thorough investigation of saponin fraction from the underground parts of wild garlic--Allium ursinum L. (Liliaceae) has led to the isolation of 3-[O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)- α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-glucopyranoside-(1→)]-3β-hydroxypregna-5,16-dien-20-one [1]. The structure of 1 was established by chemical and spectroscopic methods. Compound 1 is reported for the first time.
structure elucidation, isolation, pregnadienolone glycoside, Allium ursinum
NCBI PubMed ID: 10934793Institutions: Department of Pharmacognosy Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, IR, FAB-MS, TLC, acid hydrolysis, extraction, optical rotation measurement, CC, melting point determination, evaporation