Scammonins VII and VIII, two resin glycosides from Convolvulus scammonia

Phytochemistry. 1992 Aug;31(8):2761-6. doi: 10.1016/0031-9422(92)83626-a.

Abstract

Two minor ether-soluble resin glycosides, scammonins VII and VIII, were isolated from Radix Scammoniae, the roots of Convolvulus scammonia. In addition to (2S)-2-methylbutyric acid and tiglic acid, they are composed, respectively, of orizabic acid A and a new glycosidic acid named scammonic acid B, with similar macrocyclic ester structures to those of the scammonic acid A-based scammonins I-VI. Isolation of genuine scammonins III-V, which were previously obtained as peracetates, is also described.

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification*
  • Hydrolysis
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plants / chemistry*
  • Resins, Plant / chemistry*
  • Resins, Plant / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Glycosides
  • Resins, Plant
  • scammonin VIII
  • scammonin VII