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Fig. 1. Chemical structures of compounds 1–15.
trans-feruloyl group8 (d 7.50 (d, J = 15.9 Hz, H-7′′′′′′), 7.21
(d, J = 1.8 Hz, H-2′′′′′′), 7.01 (dd, J = 8.8, 1.8 Hz, H-6′′′′′′),
6.74 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, H-5′′′′′′), 6.40 (d, J = 15.9 Hz, H-8′′′′′′),
3.77 (s); d 167.2, 150.1, 148.6, 145.9, 126.2, 123.9, 116.2,
114.8, 111.7, 56.3) in 2 (Table 1). The trans-feruloyl group
linkage was confirmed by HMBC data, in which a correla-
tion was observed between the H-6′′′′′ (d 4.20, 4.45) of Glc
III and the C-9′′′′′′ (d 167.2) of the trans-feruloyl group as
shown in Fig. 2. Moreover, the downfield shift of the sig-
nals at H-6′′′′′ (d 4.20, 4.45) and C-6′′′′′′ (d 63.8), as well
as concomitant upfield shifts of the adjacent carbon signal
at C-5′′′′′ (d 73.9), suggested that the trans-feruloyl group
should be placed at the C-6′′′′′ of 2.9 Alkaline hydrolysis of
compound 2 afforded trans-ferulic acid8 and kaempferol 3-O-b-
D-glucopyranosyl-(1′′′→4′′)-[a- -rhamnopyranosyl(1′′′′→6′′)]-b-
L
D-glucopyranosyl-7-O-b-D-glucopyranoside (2a) (same as
1
1a), which was confirmed by comparison of its H NMR and
FAB-MS data with literature values.4 Acid hydrolysis of 2a
yielded kaempferol and a sugar residue. Kaempferol was con-
firmed by comparison of its 1H NMR, and FAB-MS data with
literature values, and D-glucopyranose and L-rhamnopyranose
were identified by co-TLC with authentic sugars and by GC
analysis of their corresponding trimethylsilylated L-cysteine
adducts.7 Thus, the structure of 2 was determined as kaemp-
ferol 3-O-b-D-glucopyranosyl-(1′′′→4′′)-[a-L-rhamnopyrano-
syl(1′′′′→6′′)]-b-D-glucopyranosyl-7-O-(6′′′′′-O-trans-feruloyl)-
b-D-glucopyranoside and it was named cardamoside B.
Thirteen other known compounds obtained in this investi-
gation were identified as p-anisic acid (3),10 p-hydroxybenz-
aldehyde (4),11 benzoic acid (5),8 4-methoxy-trans-cinnamic
acid (6),12 4-methoxy-cis-cinnamic acid (7),13 p-coumaric
acid (8),6 caffeic acid (9),6 ferulic acid (10),8 3,4-dimethoxy-
cinnamic acid (11),14 benzyl glucopyranoside (12),15 phenyl-
ethyl glucopyranoside (13),15 p-hydroxy phenylethyl
glucopyranoside (14),15 and p-trans-sinaposyl glucopyrano-
side (15),16 by comparing their spectroscopic data with those
in the literature (Fig. 1). The known compounds 3–15 are re-
ported from this plant source for the first time.
coumaroyl group linkage was confirmed by an HMBC ex-
periment, in which a correlation was observed between the
H-3′′′′′ (d 5.03) of Glc III and the C-9′′′′′′ (d 166.8) of the
trans-p-coumaroyl group as shown in Fig. 2. The downfield
shift of the signals at H-3′′′′′ (d 5.03) and C-3′′′′′ (d 77.9),
as well as concomitant upfield shifts of the adjacent carbon
signals at C-2′′′′′ (d 71.9) and C-4′′′′′ (d 68.2), suggested
that the trans-p-coumaroyl group should be placed at C-3′′′′′
of 1.6 Alkaline hydrolysis of compound 1 afforded trans-p-
coumaric acid,6 together with kaempferol 3-O-b-D-glucopyr-
anosyl-(1′′′→4′′)-[a-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1′′′′→6′′)]-b-D-
glucopyranosyl-7-O-b-D-glucopyranoside (1a), which was
confirmed by comparison of its 1H NMR and FAB-MS
data with literature values.4 Acid hydrolysis of 1a yielded
kaempferol and sugar residues.4 Kaempferol was confirmed
Experimental
General experimental procedures
IR spectra were recorded on a Bruker IFS-66/S FT-IR
spectrometer. FAB and HR-FAB mass spectra were obtained
on a JEOL JMS700 mass spectrometer. NMR spectra, includ-
1
by comparison of its H NMR and FAB-MS data with liter-
ature values.5 The sugar residues, D-glucopyranose and L-
rhamnopyranose, were identified by co-TLC with authentic
sugars (CHCl3–MeOH–H2O = 6:4:1; Rf value of D-gluco-
pyranose, 0.31 and L-rhamnopyranose, 0.60) and by GC
analysis of their corresponding trimethylsilylated L-cysteine
adducts.7 Thus, the structure of 1 was determined as kaempferol
3-O-b-D-glucopyranosyl-(1′′′→4′′)-[a-L-rhamnopyranosyl-
(1′′′′→6")]-b-D-glucopyranosyl-7-O-(3′′′′-O-trans-coumaroyl)-b-
D-glucopyranoside and it was named cardamoside A.
Cardamoside B (2) was isolated as a yellowish gum. Its
molecular formula was determined as C49H58NaO28 from the
[M + Na]+ peak at m/z 1117.3021 (calcd for C49H58NaO28,
1117.3012) in the HR-FAB-MS spectrum. The IR, UV, and
1
ing H–1H COSY, HSQC, HMBC, NOESY, and TOCSY ex-
periments, were recorded on a Varian Unity Inova 500 NMR
spectrometer operating at 500 MHz (1H) and 125 MHz (13C),
with chemical shifts given in ppm (d). Preparative HPLC was
conducted using a Gilson 306 pump with a Shodex refractive
index detector. Chromatographic separation was performed
on an Apollo Silica 5 µm column (250 × 10 mm i.d.) or an
Optimapak ODS-A (250 × 10 mm i.d.). Gas chromatography
was carried out using a ZB-1MS capillary column (30 cm ×
0.25 mm × 0.25 µm, Zebron); column temperature, 230 °C;
injection temperature, 250 °C; and carrier gas, He. Silica gel
60 (Merck, 70–230 mesh and 230–400 mesh) and RP-C18
silica gel (Merck, 230–400 mesh) were used for column
chromatography. The packing material for molecular sieve
column chromatography was Sephadex LH-20 (Pharmacia
Co.). Merck precoated silica gel F254 plates and RP-18 F254s
1H and 13C NMR spectra of 2 were similar to those of 1.
The difference in NMR spectra was the acyl moiety, that is
the trans-p-coumaroyl group in 1 was replaced with the
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