title: Four new saponins from the root bark of Aralia elata.
abstract: Four new saponins, 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl]-16a lpha-hydroxyoleanolic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (called aralia-saponin I), 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl]-16a lpha-hydroxyhederagenin 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (aralia-saponin II), 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->3)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->3)-alpha-L-+ ++arabinopyranosyl]-16alpha-hydroxyoleanolic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (aralia-saponin III), 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->3)-beta-D-gucopyranosyl(1-->3)-beta -D-glucucopyranosyl]-16alpha-hydroxyoleanolic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (aralia-saponin IV), were isolated from the root bark of Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem., together with nineteen known compounds including glycosides of (20S)-protopanaxadiol and (20S)-protopanaxatriol. Their structures were determined on the basis of chemical and spectroscopy methods.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Natural Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani, Japan.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: S X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D012503:Saponins