Two novel furostanol saponins from the tubers of Ophiopogon japonicus

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2013;15(5):459-65. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2013.783024. Epub 2013 Apr 22.

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of the fresh tubers of Ophiopogon japonicus led to the isolation of two new furostanol saponins (1 and 2) together with two known steroidal saponins (3 and 4). Comprehensive spectroscopic analysis allowed the chemical structures of two new compounds to be elucidated as (25R)-26-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-5-ene-furost-1β,3β,22α,26-tetraol-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-[β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)]-β-d-glucopyranoside (1, ophiopogonin P) and (25R)-26-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-5-ene-furost-1β,3β,22α,26-tetraol-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-[β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 4)]-β-d-glucopyranoside (2, ophiopogonin Q). Furostanol saponins with the disaccharide chain linked at C-26 hydroxy group of the aglycone have been rarely reported from natural sources.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Ophiopogon / chemistry*
  • Plant Tubers / chemistry
  • Saponins / chemistry
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Sterols / chemistry
  • Sterols / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Saponins
  • Sterols
  • ophiopogonin P
  • ophiopogonin Q