A new bioactive steroidal saponin from Agave attenuata.
A new steroidal saponin was isolated from the leaves of Agave attenuata Salm-Dyck. Its structure was established as (3beta,5beta,22alpha,25S)-26-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-22-methoxyfurostan-3-yl O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-galactopyranoside. The structural identification was performed using detailed analyses of 1H and 13C NMR spectra including 2D NMR spectroscopic techniques (COSY, HETCOR and COLOC) and chemical conversions. The haemolytic potential of the steroidal saponin was evaluated and the anti-inflammatory activity was performed using the capillary permeability assay.
Laboratório de Química de Plantas Medicinais, Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bernadete P
BP
da Silva
Allyne C
AC
de Sousa
Graziela M
GM
Silva
Tatiana P
TP
Mendes
José P
JP
Parente
D027882:Agave / Q000737:chemistry*; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010840:Phytosterols / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
C465301:26-glucopyranosyloxy-22-methoxyfurostan-3-yl O-glucopyranosyl-1-2-glucopyranosyl-1-2-O-(glucopyranosyl-1-3)glucopyranosyl-1-4-galactopyranoside; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D010840:Phytosterols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012503:Saponins