Minor pregnanes from Caralluma adscendens var. gracilis and Caralluma pauciflora

Fitoterapia. 2011 Oct;82(7):1039-43. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2011.06.011. Epub 2011 Jul 2.

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of Caralluma adscendens var. gracilis and Caralluma pauciflora (Asclepiadaceae) whole plant extracts allowed to isolate one pregnane glycoside and two pregnanes characterized as 12β,20-O-dibenzoyl-5α,6-dihydrosarcostin β-oleandropyranosyl-(1→4)-β-cymaropyranosyl-(1→4)-β-digitoxypyranosyl-(1→4)-β-cymaropyranosyl-(1→4)-β-cymaropyranoside (1), 12β-O-benzoyl-3β,11α,14β,20R-pentahydroxy-pregn-5-ene (2), and 11α-O-benzoyl-3β,12β,14β,20R-pentahydroxy-pregn-5-ene (3), respectively. Their structural characterization was obtained on the basis of extensive NMR spectral studies. Three known pregnane glycosides along with lupeol and β-sitosterol were also isolated and characterized.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Apocynaceae / chemistry*
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pentacyclic Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Pentacyclic Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Pregnanes / chemistry
  • Pregnanes / isolation & purification*
  • Sitosterols / chemistry
  • Sitosterols / isolation & purification

Substances

  • 11alpha-O-benzoyl-3beta,12beta,14beta,20R-pentahydroxy-pregn-5-ene
  • 12beta,20-O-dibenzoyl-5alpha,6-dihydrosarcostin beta-oleandropyranosyl-(1-4)-beta-cymaropyranosyl-(1-4)-beta-digitoxypyranosyl-(1-4)-beta-cymaropyranosyl-(1-4)-beta-cymaropyranoside
  • 12beta-O-benzoyl-3beta,11alpha,14beta,20R-pentahydroxy-pregn-5-ene
  • Glycosides
  • Pentacyclic Triterpenes
  • Plant Extracts
  • Pregnanes
  • Sitosterols
  • gamma-sitosterol
  • lupeol