title: Saponins in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) root and their structural elucidation.
abstract: Twenty-four saponins have been identified in alfalfa roots, including 13 medicagenic acids, 2 zanhic acids, 4 hederagenins, 1 soyasapogenol A, 2 soyasapogenol B's, 1 soyasapogenol E, and 1 bayogenin glycoside. Ten of the identified compounds, including 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->3)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-28-O-beta-D- glucopyranoside medicagenate, 3-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta -D-glucopyranoside] medicagenic acid, 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D -glucopyranosyl]-28-beta- D-glucopyranoside medicagenate, 3-O-[beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl methyl ester]-28-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->4)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1--> 2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside] medicagenate, 3-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl(1-->2)-be ta-D-glucuronopyranosyl]-21-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside soyasapogenol A, 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)glucopy ranosyl]-28-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->4)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1- ->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside] medicagenate, 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)glucopy ranosyl]-28-O-¿beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->4)-)-[beta-D-apiofurano syl-(1 -->3)]- alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside¿ medicagenate, 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D -glucopyranosyl]-28-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->4)-alpha-L-rhamnopyra nosyl(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside] zanhic acid, 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D -glucopyranosyl]-28-O-¿beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->4)-[beta-D-apiofurano side-(1-->3)]- alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside¿zanhic acid, and 3-O-[beta-D-galactopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl]-28- O-b eta-D-glucopyranoside bayogenin, were not reported before, and their structures were established by spectral (FAB-MS and NMR) techniques. In addition, 3-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl(1-->2)-be ta-D-glucuronopyranoside] soyasapogenol E was identified in the roots for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, Pulawy, Poland.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bialy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jurzysta
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Oleszek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piacente
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pizza
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D000455:Medicago sativa / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D012503:Saponins; D014315:Triterpenes; C005982:medicagenic acid