Constituents of Convallaria. X. Structures of Convallasaponin-A, -B, and Their Glucosides

1 January 1968

journal article
Published by Pharmaceutical Society of Japan in CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

Vol. 16 (1) , 25-33
https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.16.25

Abstract

The structures of the steroidal saponins, convallasaponin-A (II), -B (IX), glucoconval-lasaponin-A (I) and-B (VIII), which were isolated from the flowers of Convallaria keisukei MIQ., Japanese lily of the valley, were studied and they were elucidated as convallagenin-A-(3)-α-L-arabopyranoside, convallagenin-B-(5)-α-L-arabopyranoside, convallagenin-A-(3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→2_arab)-α-L-arabopyranoside, convallagenin-B-(3)-β-D-glucoypranoside, (5)-α-L-arabopyranoside, respectively.

Keywords

JAPANESE
STEROIDAL
CONVALLARIA
CONVALLASAPONIN
KEISUKEI
STRUCTURES
CONSTITUENTS
LILY
GLUCOSIDES

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