title: Saponins from Mussaenda pubescens.
abstract: From the hydrophilic fractions of aerial parts of Mussaenda pubescens, three new saponins named mussaendosides D, E and H, along with a known saponin, mussaendoside S, were isolated. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectral evidence.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D012503:Saponins; D014315:Triterpenes