LEUCASIN, A TRITERPENE SAPONIN FROM LEUCAS NUTANS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0031-9422(91)83497-9

A new saponin, leucasin, has been isolated from Leucas nutans and characterized on the basis of chemical investigation and spectroscopic studies as 3-O-<β-D-glucopyranosyl(1->)β-D-glucopyranosyl>-2α,3β-dihydroxylup-20(29)-ene.Lupeol palmitate, sitosterol and stigmasterol were also isolated. Key Word Index - Leucas nutans; Labiatae; triterpenoidal saponin.