Open AccessTriterpene saponins of Trigonella monspeliaca L.
Author(s) -
Wiesław Oleszek,
Marian Jurzysta,
Stanisław Burda,
Michał Płoszyński
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1987.027
Subject(s) - triterpene , trigonella , saponin , glycoside , hydrolysis , acid hydrolysis , chemistry , sapogenin , traditional medicine , fraction (chemistry) , stereochemistry , biochemistry , biology , botany , chromatography , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
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