Five bioactive triterpene-oligoglycosides, named soyasaponins I, II, III, A1 (3), and A2 (2), were isolated from soybean, the seeds of Glycine max MERRILL (Leguminosae). By employing a photochemical degradation method and a lead tetraacetate degradation method, which are two of four selective cleavage methods available for the glucuronide linkage in oligoglycosides, the structure of soyasaponin A1 was elucidated to be 3-O [β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→2)-β-D-galactopyranosyl (1→2)-β-D-glucuronopyranosyl-22-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→3)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl]-soyasapogenol A (3).
从豆科植物大豆(Glycine max Merrill)的种子中分离出五种具有
生物活性的三
萜类低聚糖苷,分别命名为
大豆皂苷I、II、III、A1(3)和A2(2)。通过采用两种选择性裂解方法,即光
化学降解法和四
乙酸铅降解法(这是四种可用于低聚糖苷中
葡萄糖醛酸连接的选择性裂解方法中的两种),阐明了
大豆皂苷A1的结构为:3-O[β-D-葡萄
吡喃糖基(1→2)-β-
D-半乳
吡喃糖基(1→2)-β-
D-葡萄糖醛
吡喃糖基]-22-O[β-D-葡萄
吡喃糖基(1→3)-α-L-阿拉伯
吡喃糖基]-
大豆皂苷元A(3)。