Chemical Constituents of Lathyrus davidii

  • Park, Su-Yeon (Natural Products Research Institute and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Ju-Sun (Natural Products Research Institute and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, So-Young (Natural Products Research Institute and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Bae, Ki-Hwan (College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kang, Sam-Sik (Natural Products Research Institute and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2008.12.31

Abstract

From the MeOH extract of the whole plants of Lathyrus davidii (Fabaceae), thirteen constituents were isolated and identified as the flavonoids astragalin, isoquercitrin, nicotiflorin, and rutin, as the saponins soyasapogenol B 3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucuronopyranoside, azukisaponins II and V, soyasaponins II and V and as 4-O-${\beta}$-Dglucopyranosyl syringic acid, uracil and n-hexacosanol. Five saponins and 4-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranosyl syringic acid were isolated from the BuOH fraction as their methyl esters. Ombuoside (rutin 7,4'-di-O-methyl ether) was also isolated from the methylated BuOH-soluble fraction. However, no ombuoside was detected in the HPLC analysis of the nonmethylated BuOH fraction. Therefore, ombuoside is an artifact derived from methylation of rutin. All of these compounds were isolated for the first time from this plant.

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