Planta Med 1985; 51(4): 322-325
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969502
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Isolation of Spinasterol and its Glucoside from Cell Suspension Cultures of Saponaria officinalis: 13C-NMR Spectral Data and Batch Culture Production

Max Henry, Isabelle Chantalat-Dublanche
  • Laboratoire de Botanique et de Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, 31, Allées Jules Guesde, F-31000 Toulouse, France
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1984

1985

Publication Date:
26 February 2007 (online)

Abstract

Spinasterol and spinasteryl glucoside have been isolated as the exclusive sterols from cell suspension cultures of Saponaria officinalis and identified by MS, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectral data. This result confirms the taxonomical vicinity of this plant to Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae where Δ7-sterols were also described to be present. With more than 44% of total sterol content, the spinasteryl glucoside content is higher than in most of the common plants. This shows a particularly active glycosylation process probably in relation with the biosynthesis of saponosides.

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