A. Nagatsu et al., NEW STEROID AND MATAIRESINOL GLYCOSIDES FROM SAFFLOWER (CARTHAMUS-TINCTORIUS L.) OIL CAKE, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 46(6), 1998, pp. 1044-1047
(15 alpha,20R)-Dihydroxypregn-4-en-3-one 6'-O-acetyl-20-beta-cellobios
ide (1) and matairesinol beta-D-apiofuranosyl(l-->2)-beta-D-glucopyran
oside (2) were isolated from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) oil c
ake. The structures were confirmed by spectroscopic methods and X-ray
crystal structure analysis, The H-1- and C-13-NMR signals of (15 alpha
,20R)-dihydroxypregn-4-en-3-one (1a) were assigned.