A new oleanene glucuronide obtained from the aerial parts of Melilotus officinalis

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2000 Feb;48(2):286-7. doi: 10.1248/cpb.48.286.

Abstract

A new oleanene glucuronide called melilotus-saponin O2 (1) was isolated together with three known ones (soyasaponin I, astragaloside VIII, wistariasaponin D) from the aerial parts of Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pallas (Leguminosae). The structure of 1 was determined to be 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-xylopyranosyl- (1-->2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl melilotigenin by spectroscopic and chemical methods.

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oleanolic Acid* / analogs & derivatives*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plant Stems / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Saponins / chemistry
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment

Substances

  • Saponins
  • melilotus saponin O(2)
  • Oleanolic Acid