A Novel Prosapogenin from the Methanolyzate of Melandrium Crude Saponins

  • Woo, Eun-Hee (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Woo, Won-Sick (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 1991.12.30

Abstract

Two compounds were isolated from the methanolyzate of the butanol-soluble fraction obtained from the whole plants of Melandrium firmum (Caryophyllaceae) and identified as $3-{\beta}-D-glucuronopyranosylmelandrigenin$ methyl ester and $2{\beta},\;21{\beta}-dihydroxy-16,\;23-dioxo-28-norolean-13(18)-ene$.

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