T. Warashina et T. Noro, STEROIDAL GLYCOSIDES FROM THE ROOT OF METAPLEXIS-JAPONICA M - PART II, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 46(11), 1998, pp. 1752-1757
Fifteen new steroidal glycosides were obtained front the roots of Meta
plexis japonica M. (Asclepiadaceae). These glycosides were confirmed t
o have ramanone, 12-O-acetylramamone, pergularin, 12-O-acetylpergulari
n and deacylmetaplexigenin as the aglycone and 2,6-dideoxyhexopyranose
s as the sugar sequence by spectroscopic methods and chemical evidence
.