title: Leonticins D-H, five triterpene saponins from Leontice kiangnanensis.
abstract: Five new triterpene saponins, leonticins D-H, were isolated from the tubers of Leontice kiangnanensis. Based on a combination of chemical degradation and spectroscopic analysis (negative ion FAB mass spectrometry and 2D NMR experiments), their structures were characterized as 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-caulophyllogenin 28 -O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6-beta-D- glucopyranoside, 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl -(1-->3)]-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl- (1-->2)]-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-oleanolic acid 28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl- (1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)]-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)]-alph a-L -arabinopyranosyl-hederagenin 28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D- glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl- (1-->3)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D- glucopyranosyl-(-->3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-echinocystic acid 28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D- glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nanz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sticher
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
chemical_list: D012503:Saponins