Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1990; 56(3): 301-303DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960964 Paper © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Esculentoside L and K: Two New Saponins from Phytolacca esculenta Yi Yang-Hua Faculty of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, No. 101, Guo He Road, 200433 Shanghai, People's Republic of China Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract Two new bidesmosidic saponins, esculentoside L and K isolated from the roots of Phytolacca esculenta, were identified as 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- β-D-xylopyranosyl]-28-O-β-D-glucopyranosylphytolaccagenic acid and 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-β-D-xylopyranosyl (1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-28-O-β-D-glucopyranosylphytolaccagenic acid, respectively. Key words Phytolaccaceae - Phytolacca esculenta - saponin - esculentoside L - esculentoside K PDF (202 kb)