Wf. Tinto et al., NEW BITTER SAPONINS FROM THE BARK OF COLUBRINA-ELLIPTICA - H-1 AND C-13 ASSIGNMENTS BY 2D NMR-SPECTROSCOPY, Magnetic resonance in chemistry, 31(9), 1993, pp. 859-864
Three new bitter saponins, designated mabioside A, B and C, were isola
ted from the bark of Colubrina elliptica and were determined to be 3-O
-[alpha-JL-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-15-O-[beta
-D- glucopyranosyl] mabiogenin, 3-O-{alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)
-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl}mabiogenin an
d 3-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]mabioge
nin, respectively. The structures were elucidated by using a combinati
on of 2D NMR techniques (H-H COSY, H-H DQF-COSY, RCT-COSY, C-H COSY, F
LOCK, NOESY).