Three new triterpenoid saponins from Ilex pubescens.

Three new triterpene saponins, ilexsaponins D-F (1-3), were isolated from the roots of Ilex pubescens. Their structures were elucidated as 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1 → 3)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl urs-12,18-diene-24,28-dioic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1 → 3)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl urs-12,18-diene-24,28-dioic acid (2), and 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl(1 → 3)-α-L-arabinoyranosyl-30-hydroxyurs-12,19-diene-24,28-dioic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3) on the basis of the chemical and spectroscopic evidence.