Two glycosides named cynafoside-A (1) and -B (2) were isolated from Cynanchum africanum R. BR. (Asclepiadaceae) which is toxic to stock in South Africa. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectral and chemical evidence, and are unusual in that they include both D-and L-cymaroses in the sugar chain.
从对南非的牲畜有毒的 Cynanchum africanum R. BR.(Asclepiadaceae)中分离出两种苷,分别命名为 cynafoside-A(1)和-B(2)。它们的结构是根据光谱和
化学证据确定的,其不寻常之处在于糖链中同时包含 D 和 L-
香豆素。