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  • Title: Triterpenoid glycosides from the leaves of two cultivars of Medicago polymorpha L.
    Author: Tava A, Pecetti L, Romani M, Mella M, Avato P.
    Journal: J Agric Food Chem; 2011 Jun 08; 59(11):6142-9. PubMed ID: 21526796.
    Abstract:
    The saponin composition of leaves from the Medicago polymorpha cultivars 'Santiago' and 'Anglona' belonging to the botanical varieties brevispina and vulgaris, respectively, was investigated by a combination of chromatographic, spectroscopic, and spectrometric techniques. Several compounds were detected and quantitated by HPLC analysis using the external standard method. Twelve triterpene saponins (1-12) were purified by reverse-phase chromatography and their structures elucidated by spectroscopic (1D and 2D NMR, ESI-MS/MS) and chemical methods. They were identified as glycosides of echinocystic acid, hederagenin, caulophyllogenin, bayogenin, and soyasapogenol B. Two of them (2, 10) were previously reported in M. polymorpha; five of them (4, 6, 7, 9, 12) were already identified in other Medicago species; and three of them (1, 8, 11) were found in other plant genera. The two saponins identified as 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-28-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→6)β-D-glucopyranoside] echinocystic acid (3) and 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside echinocystic acid (5) are newly identified natural compounds. The presence of echinocystic acid is reported here for the first time in the genus Medicago. Saponins from the cultivar 'Anglona' were characterized by a higher amount of echinocystic acid glycosydes, whereas saponins from the cultivar 'Santiago' were characterized by a higher amount of hederagenin glycosydes.
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