title: Synthesis of three diosgenyl saponins: dioscin, polyphyllin D, and balanitin 7.
abstract: Dioscin, polyphyllin D, and balanitin 7, which belong to a group of structurally similar diosgenyl saponins with promising bioactivities, were synthesized by stepwise glycosylation.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D004144:Diosgenin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D006031:Glycosylation; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009904:Optical Rotation; D012503:Saponins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012503:Saponins; C121204:balanitin 7; C121203:polyphyllin D; C019357:dioscin; D004144:Diosgenin