Triterpene saponins of Trigonella monspeliaca L.

Wiesław Oleszek, Marian Jurzysta, Stanisław Burda, Michał Płoszyński

Abstract


The triterpene saponin fraction was isolated from Trigonella monspeliaca tops. It consisted of ten saponosides, three of which were determined to be medicagenic acid glycosides, the other seven - soyasapogenol glucosides. Acid hydrolysis of the saponin fraction yielded medicagenic acid, soyasapogenol B and its artifacts soyasapogenol C, D and F. These data consitute the first report on the occurence of medicagenic acid and soyasapogenol glycosides in the genus Trigonella.

Keywords


Trigonella monspeliaca; saponins; soyasapogenols; medicagenic acid; isolation

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.1987.027

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  • 2083-9480 (online)
  • 0001-6977 (print; ceased since 2016)
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