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DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971641
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Justicisaponin-I, a New Triterpenoid Saponin from Justicia simplex[1]
Publication History
Publication Date:
30 March 2007 (online)
Abstract
A new triterpenoid saponin, named justicisaponin-I, has been isolated from Jussticia simplex D. DON. (Acanthaceae). It has been assigned oleanolic acid-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-4′-O-ferulate structure (1) on the basis of chemical transformation and comprehensive spectral evidence. Justicisaponin-I has produced significant sperm acrosomal membrane stabilizing action and may prove to be a potent antifertility agent.
Key Word Index
Justicia simplex - Acanthaceae - Triterpenoid saponin - Justicisaponin-I - Oleanolic acid-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-4′-O-ferulate - Acrosomal membrane stabilizer - Antifertility agent
1 Part 4 in the series: Chemical constituents of Justicia. For Part 3 see ref. [12].
1 Part 4 in the series: Chemical constituents of Justicia. For Part 3 see ref. [12].