Thomas Schöpke

Bellissaponins BA1 and BA2, acylated saponins from Bellis perennis

Abstract Two novel acylated triterpenoid saponins were isolated from Bellis perennis . The structures of these have been elucidated as 3- O -α- l -rhamnopyranosyl- and 3- O -β- d -glucopyranosyl-2β,3β,16α,23-tetrahydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid-28- O -α- l -rhamnopyranosyl(1→3)-β- d -xylopyranosyl(1→4)-α- l -rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-[ E -buta-2-enoic acid(1→4)]-β- d -fucopyranoside by means of high field 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic methods without recourse to derivatization or comparison with previous data.

Triterpenoid saponins from Bellium bellidioides

A new acylated triterpenoid saponin carrying the rare 2,3-branched glucose at C-28 of the aglycone bayogenin (2 beta, 3 beta, 23-trihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid) was isolated from the whole plants of Bellium bellidioides. The structure was elucidated mainly by high field NMR experiments (1H and 13C NMR, HMBC, HMQC, COSY-45 at 600/150 MHz) as 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-28-O-[2-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-3-O-beta-D- glucopyranosyl-6-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-23-O-acetylbayogenin . Additionally, three acylated derivatives of the known bellissaponin BS1 were obtained.

Bayogenin and asterogenic acid glycosides from Bellis perennis.

Four novel triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the underground parts of Bellis perennis. The structures were elucidated as 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosides of 2 beta,3 beta,16 alpha-trihydroxyolean-12-ene-28-oic acid-28-alpha-L- rhamnopyranosyl(1----2)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1----6)]-beta-D- glucopyranoside, 2 beta,3 beta,23-trihydroxyolean-12-ene-28-oic acid-28-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl (1----2)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1----6)]- beta-D-glucopyranoside and 2 beta,3 beta,23-trihydroxyolean-12-ene-28-oic acid-28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1----2)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1----6) ]- beta-D-glucopyranoside and as 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-2 beta,3 beta,23-trihydroxyolean-12-ene-28-oic acid-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1----2)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1----6)]- beta-D-glucopyranoside by means of high field 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic methods without recourse to derivatization or comparison with previous data.

Triterpenoid saponins from Aster bellidiastrum

Seven triterpenoid saponins were isolated from both the aerial and the underground parts of Aster bellidiastrum. Five of the compounds were common to both parts. The structures were elucidated mainly from their NMR and mass spectral data, and showed significant similarity to the corresponding data for the saponins from plants of the Bellis genus. Two of the saponins are novel compounds with the structures 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-2 beta,3 beta, 23-trihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside and 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-2 beta,3 beta,16 alpha, 23-tetrahydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid 28-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->3)-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)]-be ta- D-fucopyranoside.

Triterpenoid saponins from Bellium bellidioides. structures of the minor deacylsaponins

A new deacylsaponin of polygalacic acid, desacylbellidioside B4, was obtained from the whole plants of Bellium bellidioides L. The structure has been elucidated by a general strategy involving mass spectrometry (ESI-MS, including tandem MS, and GC-MS) and high-field one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy (1H and 13C NMR, COSY-45, HMQC, HMBC) as 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-2 beta, 3 beta, 16 alpha, 23-tetrahydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid 28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->3)-beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->4)-alpha-L- rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-[alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->3)-beta-D-fucopyran oside. Moreover, bellissaponin BS2 and besysaponin C12 have also been isolated, demonstrating the close chemical relationship of B. bellidioides to the Bellis genus.

Triterpenoid saponins from the aerial parts of Aster bellidiastrum

Four major triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the aerial parts of Aster bellidiastrum. The structures were elucidated from their NMR and mass spectral data, and from derivatization. One is a new compound with the structure 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-2 beta,3 beta,16 alpha,23-tetrahydroxyolean-12-en-28- oic acid 28-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->4)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1-->2)-beta- D-fucopyranoside, while the three others have been previously identified in extracts from various Bellis species.

Noroleanane saponins from celmisia spectabilis

Two new saponins were isolated as the major components of the deacylated saponin extract from the underground parts of Celmisia spectabilis. Their structures were established by NMR and mass spectral data and derivative formation as 2 beta,3 beta,17,23- tetrahydroxy-28-norolean-12-en-16-one-3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyrano syl (1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside and 2 beta,3 beta,17,23- tetrahydroxy-28-norolean-12-en-16-one-3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyrano syl (1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1-->6)-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1-->2)]-beta-D-glucopyranoside.