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Planta Med 1998; 64(1): 83-85
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957377
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Saniculoside R-1: A New Triterpenoid Saponin from Sanicula europaea

Th. Schöpke1 , M. Janka1 , M. Nimtz2 , V. Wray2 , K. Hiller1
  • 1Institut für Pharmazie, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät I, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • 2Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung, Braunschweig, Germany
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1997

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04 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

A new acylated triterpenoid saponin was obtained from the leaves of Sanicula europaea. The structure has been elucidated from NMR and MS data, and by chemical derivatisation as 21-O-[2-methylbutanoyl]-3β,15α,16α,21β,22α, 28-hexahydroxyolean-12-ene 3-O-[α-L-arabinopyranosyl(1→3)] β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→2)-β-D-glucuronopyranoside.