title: Steroidal saponins from Tacca plantaginea.
abstract: Two new steroidal saponins, taccaoside C (1) and taccaoside D (3), along with one known saponin (2) have been isolated from the methanol extracts of Tacca plantaginea. Their structures have been elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods.
authors.affiliation: Kunming Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming, 650204, Yunnan, China.
authors.forename: H-Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: X-J
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: C-X
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D027743:Dioscoreaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013256:Steroids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D012503:Saponins; D013256:Steroids; C517436:taccaoside C; C517437:taccaoside D