Six bisdesmosidic triterpenoidal saponins, gleditsiosides H-K and gleditsia
saponins C' and E', were isolated from the anomalous fruits of Gleditsia s
inensis. Their structures were established by a combination of extensive NM
R (DEPT, DQF-COSY, HETCOR, HOHAHA, HMBC and ROESY) studies and chemical deg
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