Journals / Turkish Journal of Chemistry / 2005 / Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 5

Triterpene Saponins from Nigella sativa L.

Pages
561–569
DOI
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Abstract

Three known triterpene glycosides were isolated from the MeOH extract of dried and powdered seeds of Nigella sativa. The structures of the compounds were established as 3-O-[b-D-xylopyranosyl- (1 \to 3)-a-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 \to 2)-a -L-arabinopyranosyl]- 28-O-[a-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 \to 4)-b-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 \to 6)- b-D-glucopyranosyl]-hederagenin (1), 3-O-[a -L-rhamnopyranosyl- (1 \to 2)-a-L-arabinopyranosyl]-28-O-[a -L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 \to 4)- b-D-glucopyranosyl-(1\to 6)-b-D-glucopyranosyl]-hederagenin (2), and 3-O-[b-D-xylopyranosyl- (1\to 3)-a-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1\to 2)-a- L-arabinopyranosyl]-hederagenin (3) by means of chemical and spectral methods. Compound 2 was isolated for the first time from the genus Nigella.

Özet

Three known triterpene glycosides were isolated from the MeOH extract of dried and powdered seeds of Nigella sativa. The structures of the compounds were established as 3-O-[b-D-xylopyranosyl- (1 \to 3)-a-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 \to 2)-a -L-arabinopyranosyl]- 28-O-[a-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 \to 4)-b-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 \to 6)- b-D-glucopyranosyl]-hederagenin (1), 3-O-[a -L-rhamnopyranosyl- (1 \to 2)-a-L-arabinopyranosyl]-28-O-[a -L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 \to 4)- b-D-glucopyranosyl-(1\to 6)-b-D-glucopyranosyl]-hederagenin (2), and 3-O-[b-D-xylopyranosyl- (1\to 3)-a-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1\to 2)-a- L-arabinopyranosyl]-hederagenin (3) by means of chemical and spectral methods. Compound 2 was isolated for the first time from the genus Nigella.

Keywords: Ranunculaceae, Nigella sativa, Saponins, Triterpene glycoside, hederagenin

Triterpene Saponins from Nigella sativa L. — AJIndex