title: Furostanol saponin and diphenylpentendiol from the roots of Asparagus racemosus.
abstract: A new furostanol steroidal saponin, shatavaroside C (1), and a new diphenylpentendiol, shatavarol (2), together with five known compounds, shatavarin IV (3), racemoside A (4), beta-sitosterol (5) stigmasterol (6) and ursolic acid (7), have been isolated from the roots of Asparagus racemosus. This is the first report on the isolation of racemoside A (4) from roots of the plant. Structures of isolated compounds were determined on the basis of detailed analysis of their 1D, 2D NMR and mass spectral data.
authors.affiliation: Natural Plant Products Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, H.P. 176 061, India.
authors.forename: Upendra
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Bikram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D019668:Liliaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D008967:Molecular Biology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012503:Saponins; C575455:shatavaroside C