Acylated triterpenoid saponins from Schima noronhae and their cell growth inhibitory activity.

Two new acylated triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the branches of Schima noronhae by bioassay-guided purification. Their chemical structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and chemical means as 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->3)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)]-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl 22-O-angeloyl-A1-barrigenol (1) and 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->3)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)]-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl 22-O-angeloylerythrodiol (2). Compounds 1 and 2 showed cell growth inhibitory activity against both HeLa and DLD1 cells at a concentration of less than 10 microM.