Triterpene saponins from the fruits of Hedera helix

Phytochemistry. 2000 Apr;53(8):905-9. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00503-8.

Abstract

Six triterpene saponins, including two new compounds, were isolated from the fruits of Hedera helix L. (Araliaceae). The structures of the new compounds, named helixosides A and B, were established as 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, and 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl oleanolic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, respectively, on the basis of chemical and spectral data.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / chemistry
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology
  • Bacillus cereus / drug effects
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Oleanolic Acid* / analogs & derivatives*
  • Plants / chemistry*
  • Saponins / chemistry
  • Saponins / isolation & purification*
  • Saponins / pharmacology
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / drug effects
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Saponins
  • Triterpenes
  • helixoside A
  • helixoside B
  • Oleanolic Acid