title: Steroidal and triterpenoidal saponins from the fruits of Diploclisia glaucescens.
abstract: Chemical investigation of methanol extract of the fruits of Diploclisia glaucescens furnished 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-20-hydroxyecdysone, 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]serjanic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester and 3-O-[beta-xylopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]serjanic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester. The latter saponin was found to be a new natural product while the other two are reported for the first time from the family Menispermaceae.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka. lalith@ifs.ac.lk
authors.forename: U L B
authors.initials: UL
authors.lastname: Jayasinghe
authors.forename: B A I S
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Balasooriya
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
mesh_terms: D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D029583:Menispermaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D012503:Saponins