Silybin glycosides-23-O-beta-glucoside 2b, beta-galactoside 3b, beta-l
actoside 4b and beta-maltoside 5b-have been synthesized by different m
ethods (Helferich glycosylation, Lewis acid catalysis), Separation of
two silybin diastereoisomers in the form of acetylated monoglycosides
has been achieved for the first time, These new silybin glycosides are
4-30 times more water-soluble, and their hepatoprotectivity is increa
sed compared with that of the parent compound silybin 1.