Leiyemudanosides A-C, three new bidesmosidic triterpenoid saponins from the roots of Caulophyllum robustum.

Three new oleanane bidesmosidic triterpenoid saponins, named leiyemudanosides A-C (1-3) were isolated from the roots of Caulophyllum robustum Maxim. Their structures were established by chemical and detailed spectroscopic analysis as 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-caulophyllogenin-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (1), 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-caulophyllogenin-28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (2), and 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-echinocystic acid-28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (3), respectively. Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.