Solakhasoside (1), a novel steroidal saponin, was isolated from the fruit o
f Solanum khasianum. Its structure was determined as (23S,25S)-spirot-5-en-
3 beta,17 alpha,23-triol-3-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)[beta-D-xylopy
ranosyl-(1-->3)]-beta-D-galactopyranoside] (1) by spectroscopic analysis.