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Title: NOVEL TRITERPENE SAPONINS FROM THE ROOT BARK OF MUSSAENDA MACROPHYLLA

Author
item KIM, NAM-CHEOL - UNIV OF IL, CHICAGO, IL
item Desjardins, Anne
item KINGHORN, A - UNIV OF IL, CHICAGO, IL

Submitted to: American Society of Pharmacognosy
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/24/1998
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Mussaenda macrophylla Wall. (Rubiaceae) ("dhobini") is a shrub with alternative flowers and is used for medicinal purposes in Nepal. Both the root bark and fruits are reported to possess sweetness-enhancing properties. No phytochemical work has been performed on this species to date. Three triterpene saponins (1-3) have been isolated from a n-BuOH extract fraction of the root bark of M. macrophylla. The structures of these compounds have been characterized by several spectroscopic methods including 1D- and 2D-NMR techniques.