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Abstract
Seven new pentasaccharides (1–7), rehmaglupentasaccharides A-G, were isolated from the air-dried roots of Rehmannia glutinosa. Their structures were established from the spectroscopic data obtained and by chemical evidence. The known verbascose (8) and stachyose (9) were also obtained in the current investigation, and the structure of stachyose was unequivocally defined using X-ray diffraction data. Compounds 1–9 were tested for their cytotoxicity against five human tumor cell lines, influence on dopamine receptor activation, and proliferation effects against Lactobacillus reuteri.
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Funding
This work was financially supported by CAMS Initiative for Innovative Medicine [2021-I2M-1-027-4], [2021-I2M-1-028-1] and the State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines; Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.