Cycloartane-type glycosides from the roots of Astragalus caspicus Bieb

Nat Prod Res. 2010 Jul;24(11):1069-78. doi: 10.1080/14786410902975582.

Abstract

Two new cycloartane-type glycosides, caspicuside I and caspicuside II, were isolated along with two known saponins, cycloastragenol and astragaloside IV, from the roots of Astragalus caspicus. As the aglycon group, caspicuside I possesses 3beta,6alpha,16beta,(24S),25-pentahydroxycycloartane (cyclocanthagenol), while caspicuside II owns (20R, 24S)-epoxy-3beta, 6alpha,16beta, 25-tetrahydroxycycloartane (cycloastragenol). The chemical structures of these new cycloartane-type glycosides were established as 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-16-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-cyclocanthogenol and 3-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1 --> 3)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-6-O-beta-xylopyranosyl-cycloastragenol, respectively. These findings add to a growing body of literature demonstrating the high variation of cycloartane-type triterpene glycosides in different species of Astragalus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Astragalus Plant / chemistry*
  • Glycosides / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Roots / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*

Substances

  • Glycosides
  • Triterpenes
  • cycloartane