Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5164982 Phytochemistry 2014 11 Pages PDF
Abstract

- Eighteen saponins never reported before have been isolated from S. asteriscus.
- Their structures have been elucidated by 1D and 2D-NMR experiments as well as ESIMS analysis.
- The aglycones of compounds 8-18 are highly hydroxylated oleanane-type triterpenes, never reported in literature.
- The cytotoxic activity of the isolated compounds has been evaluated against three cancer cell lines.
- Compounds 1, 5 and 17 displayed weak activity with IC50 values ranging from 50 to 75 μM.
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