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Silenorubicosides A-D, triterpenoid saponins from Silene rubicunda
Hongzheng Fu1, Kazuo Koike, Wei Li
1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Miyama 2-2-1, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan.
Journal of Natural Products
|June 1, 2005
Abstract:
Four novel triterpenoid saponins, silenorubicosides A-D (1-4), together with four known saponins were isolated from the roots of Silene rubicunda. Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic analysis, including extensive 1D and 2D NMR (DQF-COSY, TOCSY, HETCOR, HMBC, and phase-sensitive NOESY) studies and chemical degradation.
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