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A new lupane glycoside from the leaves of Acanthopanax koreanum. 2005

Sang-Yong Park, and Hyun-Sik Choi, and Chang-Soo Yook, and Toshihiro Nohara

Pharmacognosy Department, College of Pharmacy, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea. dragonpsy@khu.ac.kr

A new lupane-type saponin, named acankoreoside E (1), was isolated from the methanol extract of the leaves of Acanthopanax koreanum, and its structure was established through chemical and spectroscopic analyses as (20S) 3alpha-hydroxy-30-oxolupan-23,28-dioic acid 28-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl] ester.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010936	Plant Extracts	Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard.	Herbal Medicines,Plant Extract,Extract, Plant,Extracts, Plant,Medicines, Herbal
D006027	Glycosides	Any compound that contains a constituent sugar, in which the hydroxyl group attached to the first carbon is substituted by an alcoholic, phenolic, or other group. They are named specifically for the sugar contained, such as glucoside (glucose), pentoside (pentose), fructoside (fructose), etc. Upon hydrolysis, a sugar and nonsugar component (aglycone) are formed. (From Dorland, 28th ed; From Miall's Dictionary of Chemistry, 5th ed)	Glycoside
D014315	Triterpenes	A class of terpenes (the general formula C30H48) formed by the condensation of six isoprene units, equivalent to three terpene units.	Triterpene,Triterpenoid,Triterpenoids
D018515	Plant Leaves	Expanded structures, usually green, of vascular plants, characteristically consisting of a bladelike expansion attached to a stem, and functioning as the principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed)	Plant Leaf,Leaf, Plant,Leave, Plant,Leaves, Plant,Plant Leave
D028001	Eleutherococcus	A plant genus in the family ARALIACEAE, order Apiales, subclass Rosidae. It is best known as an adaptogen and a substitute for PANAX GINSENG.	Acanthopanax,Ciwujia,Eleuthero,Ginseng, Siberian,Siberian Ginseng,Eleutherococcus senticosus,Ginsengs, Siberian,Siberian Ginsengs