Xuezheng Li

Perennisosides I-VII, Acylated Triterpene Saponins with Antihyperlipidemic Activities from the Flowers of Bellis perennis

The methanolic extract and its saponin fraction (methanol-eluted fraction) of the flowers of Bellis perennis were found to suppress serum triglyceride elevation in olive oil-treated mice. From the saponin fraction, seven new triterpene saponins, perennisosides I (1), II (2), III (3), IV (4), V (5), VI (6), and VII (7), were isolated together with four known saponins, bellidioside A (8), asterbatanoside D (9), bernardioside B 2 (10), and bellissaponin BS6 (11). The stereostructures of 1- 7 were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence. Among these saponins, perennisosides I (1) and II (2) showed inhibitory effects on serum triglyceride elevation at doses of 25-50 mg/kg, po.

Oleanane-type triterpene saponins with collagen synthesis-promoting activity from the flowers of Bellis perennis.

The methanol extract from Bellis perennis (Asteraceae) flowers was found to promote collagen synthesis in normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDFs). Seven oleanane-type triterpene saponins, perennisosides XIII-XIX, and two known saponins, bellissaponins BS5 and BS9, were isolated from the methanol extract. The structures were determined based on chemical and physicochemical data, and confirmed using previously isolated related compounds as references. Among the isolates, including 19 previously reported saponins, perennisosides XVIII, I, II, VII, IX, and XI, asterbatanoside D, bernardioside B2, and bellissaponins BS5 and BS9 significantly promoted collagen synthesis at 3-30μM without cytotoxicity.