A new eudesmane sesquiterpene glycosides from Liriope muscari.

A new eudesmane sesquiterpene glycoside, ophiopogonoside B (1), along with five known compounds, ophiopogonoside A (2), ruscogenin-1-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl (1 → 2)]-[β-D-xylopyranosyl (1 → 3)]-β-D-fucopyranoside (3), palmitic acid (4), palmitic acid glyceride (5), and β-sitosterol-D-glucopyranoside (6),was isolated from the tuberous roots of Liriope muscari (Decn.) Bailey (Liliaceae). Their structures were confirmed by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. Among them, compounds 1, 2, 4, and 5 were the first reported from the genus Liriope. Ophiopogonoside B (1) showed moderate inhibitory activity to glycogen phosphorylase a.