Two new triterpenoid saponins from Dianthus superbus L.

Abstract

Two new triterpenoid saponins (1 and 2) were isolated from the dried aerial parts of Dianthus superbus L. (Caryophyllaceae). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectral data to be 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl olean-9(11),12-diene-23,28-dioic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) and 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl olean-11,13(18)-diene-23,28-dioic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2).

Keywords:

• Dianthus superbus L.
• Caryophyllaceae
• triterpenoid saponin

Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the National Key Scientific and Technological Special Projects (2009ZX09502-011), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30830116), and the Cultivation Fund of the Key Scientific and Technical Innovation Project, Ministry of Education of China (707033).