title: Isolation and structural analysis of ajugose from Vigna mungo L.
abstract: The hexasaccharide ajugose, alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->6)-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->6)-O-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->6)-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->6)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1<-->2)-beta-D-fructofuranoside, generally uncommon in legumes, was detected in the seeds of Vigna mungo L. by TLC and paper chromatography. Ajugose was then isolated by silica gel chromatography and its structure was established by acid and enzymatic hydrolysis, fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry and both one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga 585106, India.
authors.forename: Girigowda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kotiguda
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peterbauer
authors.forename: Veerappa H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Mulimani
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005690:Galactose / Q000737:chemistry; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides; C513838:galactopyranosyl-1-6-galactopyranosyl-1-6-galactopyranosyl-1-6-galactopyranosyl-1-6-glucopyranosyl-1-2-fructofuranoside; D005690:Galactose