Phenylpropanoid, sapnol A, lignan and neolignan sophorosides, saposides A and B, isolated from Canadian sugar maple sap

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One new phenolic compound, sapnol A (1), and two new aromatic sophorosides, named saposides A (2) and B (3) were isolated from sugar maple sap. In addition, seven known phenolic compounds 4-10 were isolated. These structures were determined on the basis of NMR experiments as well as chemical evidence. Furthermore, all the isolated compounds 1-10 were tested for antioxidative activity by the superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like assay.

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Phenylpropanoid, Sapnol A, Lignan and Neolignan Sophorosides,
Saposides A and B, Isolated from Canadian Sugar Maple Sap
Kazuko Yoshikawa *, Sakiko Tani, Chihiro Baba and Toshihiro Hashimoto
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho,
Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: yosikawa@ph.bunri-u.ac.jp;
Tel.: +81-88-602-8439; Fax: +81-88-655-3051.
Received: 19 July 2013; in revised form: 7 August 2013 / Accepted: 8 August 2013 /
Published: 12 August 2013
Abstract: One new phenolic compound, sapnol A (1), and two new aromatic
sophorosides, named saposides A (2) and B (3) were isolated from sugar maple sap. In
addition, seven known phenolic compounds 4–10 were isolated. These structures were
determined on the basis of NMR experiments as well as chemical evidence. Furthermore,
all the isolated compounds 1–10 were tested for antioxidative activity by the superoxide
dismutase (SOD)-like assay.
Keywords: maple sap; Acer saccharum; sapnol; saposide; antioxidant activity; superoxide
dismutase (SOD)
1. Introduction
Maple syrup is a premium natural sweetener obtained by concentrating maple sap collected from
certain maple species, primarily Acer saccharum (Aceraceae), which is a tree native to North
America [1]. Among the phytochemicals that have been previously reported from maple syrup, the
phenolic components predominate [2–4]. The compounds present in maple syrup are possibly formed
under the conditions of intensive heating involved in transforming sap to syrup. Thus, a comprehensive
investigation of maple sap phenolics is necessary to evaluate the native components and biological
properties of this natural sweetener. Previous phytochemical studies on maple sap were limited to the
detection by gas chromatography of coumarin, vanillin, syringaldehyde, coniferyl aldehyde, and

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2,6-dimethoxybenzoquinone [5]. Maple saps were passed through an Amberlite XAD, and then eluted
subsequently at 20%, 50%, and 100% MeOH. The MeOH fraction that showed antioxidant activity at
15.5 μg/mL was subjected to bioassay-guided separation, fractionated by silica gel column
chromatography, and further purified by reversed-phase HPLC to give three new compounds,
designated as sapnol A (1), and saposides A (2) and B (3), along with seven known compounds,
wilfordiol A (4) [6], threo-2-[4-[2,3-dihydro-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-7-methoxy-2-
benzofuranyl]-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy]-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-propanediol
(5)
[4],
acernikol (6) [7], erythro-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-2-methoxy-
phenoxyl)-1,3-propanediol (7), threo-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2-
methoxyphenoxyl)-1,3-propanediol (8) [8], (+)-sakuraresinol (9) [9], and erythro-1,2-bis-(4-hydroxy-
3-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-propanediol (10) [10] (Figures 1 and 2). Here we describe the isolation,
purification, and structural elucidation of 1–10 determined primarily by extensive NMR experiments,
chemical degradation, and antioxidant activity by the superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity of all
the isolated compounds.
Figure 1. New compounds isolated in this work.
Figure 2. Known compounds isolated in this work.
HO
OH
HO
HO MeO
OH
HO
HO MeO
O
MeO
O
OH
OMe
MeO
O
OMe
OH
OMe
5 (threo)
6 (erythro)
4 (threo)
HO
OMe
OH
HO
OH
O
OH
OH
HO
MeO
O
O
MeO
OMe
OMe
OH
OH
10 (erythro)
OMe
OH
9
7 (erythro)
8 (threo)
OMe
HO
OH
2. Results and Discussion
Sapnol A (1) was obtained as an amorphous powder. HREIMS of 1 established the molecular
formula C18H22O7, with an [M]+ peak at m/z 350.1349, indicating eight degrees of unsaturation. The
UV spectrum of 1 showed absorption bands at 226, 280, and 307 nm, indicating the presence of a

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conjugated system. The IR spectrum of 1 suggested the presences of hydroxyl (3,395 cm−1) and
1
aromatic ring groups (1,605, 1,520 cm−1). In the aromatic region, the H-NMR spectrum of 1 showed
one set of ABC-type signals at δ 7.23 (1H, br. s), δ 7.24 (1H, br. s), and δ 7.31 (1H, br. s), an AA′-type
signal at δ 7.03 (2H, br. s), and in the aliphatic region, three methoxy signals at δ 3.64 (3H, s) and δ
3.72 (6H, s), and one each of methine at δ 3.63 (1H ddd, J = 6.6, 6.3, 5.8 Hz), oxymethylene at δ 4.37
(1H dd, J = 10.6, 6.6 Hz), δ 4.58 (1H dd, J = 10.6, 5.3 Hz), and oxymethine at δ 5.73 (1H d,
J = 5.8 Hz) (Table 1). The 13C-NMR spectrum revealed 18 signals. These were sorted, by HMQC data,
into one methine carbon, three methoxy carbons, one oxymethylene carbon (δ 64.5), one oxymethine
carbon (δ 74.8), and five tertiary and seven quaternary carbons due to two aromatic rings, and the
presence of 1,3-propanediol could be revealed by the COSY correlations (Figure 3). The HMBC
correlations from H-1 (δ 5.73)/C-1′, /C-2′, and /C-6′, from H-2 (δ 3.63)/C-1′′, /C-2′′, and /C-6′′, and
NOEs between H-6′ (δ 7.23)/OMe (δ 3.64), and H-2′′ and H-6′′ (2H, δ 7.03)/OMe (6H, δ 3.72) could
establish the substituted pattern of two aromatic rings which were connected by a 1,3-propanediol. The
chemical shifts of C-1 (δ 74.8), C-2 (δ 57.4), and C-3 (δ 64.5) revealed that 1 is an erythro isomer [10].
From the above data, the structure of 1 was formulated as erythro-1-(3-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)-2-
(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-1,3-propanediol.
Table 1. NMR data for sapnol A (1) [600 MHz (1H) and 150 MHz (13C) in pyridine-d5].
Position
δC
δH (mult, J in Hz)
Position
1′′
δC
δH (mult, J in Hz)
1
2
3
74.8
57.4
64.5
5.73 (d, 5.8)
131.7
108.6
148.7
136.3
148.7
108.6
55.8
-
3.63 (ddd, 6.6, 6.3, 5.8)
2′′
3′′
4′′
5′′
7.03 (br. s)
4.37 (dd, 10.6, 6.6)
-
-
4.58 (dd, 10.6, 6.3)
1′
2′
3′
4′
5′
6′
137.0
111.7
147.0
115.8
148.3
120.3
-
-
7.31 (br. s)
6′′
7.03 (br. s)
3.64 (s)
3.72 (s)
3.72 (s)
-
3′-OMe
3′′-OMe
5′′-OMe
7.23 (br. s)
-
56.3
56.3
7.24 (br. s)
Figure 3. COSY (bold line) and selected HMBC (arrow line) of 1.
Saposide A (2) was obtained as an amorphous powder, and showed an [M+Na]+ peak at m/z
707.2530 in HRFABMS, which corresponded to the molecular formula C32H44O16, requiring 11
degrees of unsaturation. The IR absorption bands at 3,530, 1,605 and 1,590 cm−1 were characteristic of
hydroxyl and aromatic groups. The 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectra of 2 indicated the presence of two
β-glucopyranosyl units [H-1′′: δ 4.79 (d, J = 7.8 Hz), C-1′′: δ 103.4, and H-1′′′: δ 5.38 (d, J = 7.7 Hz),

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C-1′′′: δ 106.4] [11]. On acid hydrolysis, 2 liberated D-glucose, identified by optical rotation using
chiral detection in HPLC analysis [12]. The 13C-NMR spectrum revealed 20 signals due to the
aglycone 2a; these were sorted, by HMQC data, into one methylene carbon, three methine carbons,
two methoxy carbons, two oxymethylene carbons (δ 63.4 and δ 67.9), and five tertiary and seven
quaternary carbons due to two aromatic rings (Table 2). The planar structure of 2 was constructed
using the 2D NMR spectra. Namely, analysis of the COSY spectrum led to three partial structures
depicted by bold lines, which were connected on the basis of the long-range correlations observed in
the HMBC spectrum (Figure 4). The HMBC correlations of H-1/C-8, of H-4/C-5,/C-1′,/C-2′, and
/C-6′, of OMe (δ 3.73)/C-7, and of OMe (δ 3.70)/C-3′ revealed 2 to be an aryl-tetralin type lignan
glucoside. The following NOEs between H-8/OMe (δ 3.73), and H-2′/OMe (δ 3.70) confirmed the
substituent positions in two aromatic rings. The stereochemistry of 2 was also established by the NOEs
between H-1β/H-3 and H-2/H-4, which were on the same face of H-2, H-4, and on the opposite face of
H-3. The absolute configuration of the C-4 of 2 was established to be S, by a negative Cotton effect at
292 nm in the CD spectrum [13]. Thus, the aglycone 2a could be identified with (+)-isolariciresinol.
Further, the HMBC correlations of H-1′′ (δ 4.79)/C-3a (δ 67.9), and H-1′′′ (δ 5.38)/C-2′′ (δ 83.8)
indicated that the β-sophorosyl moiety combined with C-3a position [11]. From the above findings, the
structure of 2 was formulated as (+)-isolariciresinol-3a-O-β-sophoroside.
Table 2. NMR data for saposides A (2) and B (3) [600 MHz (1H) and 150 MHz (13C) in
pyridine-d5].
2
3
Position
Position
δC
δH (mult, J in Hz)
δC
δH (mult, J in Hz)
1α
1β
2
32.4
3.19 (dd, 15.8, 4.7)
2
88.6
6.09 (d,6.3)
3.35 (dd, 15.8, 10.8)
3
52.1
4.12 (m)
38.2
63.4
44.1
67.9
2.71 (m)
3a
71.5
4.09 (m), 4.36 (m)
2a
3
4.20 (2H, m)
4a
129.2
117.7
136.3
32.6
-
2.39 (br t, 10.5)
4
6.92 (d, 1.2)
3a
3.64 (dd, 9.8, 3.4)
5
-
4.60 (dd, 9.8, 2.5)
5a
2.86 (2H, t, 6.4)
4
4a
5
45.9
4.71 (d. 10.5)
5b
36.0
2.08 (2H, q, 6.4)
133.3
116.6
144.9
145.7
111.4
126.9
136.6
113.4
147.3
145.1
115.2
121.6
-
5c
61.5
3.93 (2H, t, 6.4)
7.00 (s)
6
113.8
144.6
147.2
133.6
111.1
148.7
148.1
116.5
119.9
56.3
6.89 (d, 1.2)
6
-
7
-
7
-
7a
-
8
6.84 (s)
1′
-
7.37 (d, 1.8)
-
8a
1′
2′
3′
4′
5′
6′
-
2′
-
3′
4′
7.40 (d, 1.8)
-
-
5′
7.19 (d, 8.1)
7.26 (dd, 8.1, 1.8)
3.83 (s)
-
6′
7.13 (d, 8.1)
7.06 (d, 8.1, 1.8)
7-OMe
3′-OMe
55.9
3.67 (s)

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Table 2. Cont.
2
3
Position
Position
δC
δH (mult, J in Hz)
3.73(s)
δC
δH (mult, J in Hz)
4.99 (d, 7.8)
4.19 (m)
7-OMe
3′-OMe
Glc-1′′
2′′
54.8
54.8
103.4
83.8
78.4
71.5
Glc-1′′
2′′
103.0
84.2
78.1
71.5
78.6
62.5
3.70 (s)
4.79 (d, 7.8)
4.15 (m)
3′′
4.21 (m)
4′′
4.24 (m)
3′′
4.28 (m)
5′′
3.93 (m)
4′′
4.24 (m)
6′′
4.38 (m)
4.53 (dd, 11.5, 2.4)
5.27 (d, 7.7)
4.15 (m)
5′′
6′′
78.4
62.6
3.87 (m)
4.28 (m)
Glc-1′′′
2′′′
106.6
76.9
78.0
71.2
78.6
62.5
4.37 (dd, 11.5, 2.4)
5.38 (d, 7.7)
4.10 (m)
3′′′
4.36 (m)
Glc-1′′′
2′′′
106.4
76.8
78.1
71.2
78.2
62.5
4′′′
4.24 (m)
5′′′
3.93 (m)
3′′′
4.18 (m)
6′′′
4.38 (m)
4′′′
4.15 (m)
4.53 (dd, 11.5, 2.4)
5′′′
3.78 (m)
6′′′
4.30 (m)
4.44 (dd, 11.5, 2.2)
Figure 4. COSY (bold line) and selected HMBC (arrow line) of 2.
Saposide B (3), obtained as amorphous powder, and was assigned the molecular formula C32H44O16,
13
as exhibited by its HRFABMS (m/z 707.2522). The C-NMR spectrum of 3 showed the presence of
one β-sophorosyl group [11]. On acid hydrolysis, 3 liberated D-glucose, identified by optical rotation
using chiral detection in HPLC analysis. The 13C-NMR and HMQC spectra of 3 showed the signals of
two methylene carbons, one methine carbon, two methoxy carbons, two oxymethylene carbons (δ 61.5
and δ 71.5), one oxymethine carbon (δ 88.6), and five tertiary and seven quaternary carbons due to the
aglycone (3a), suggesting that 3a is a dihydrobenzofuran-type lignan. The gross structure of 3 was
determined by the same strategy as 2. The COSY, HMBC correlations (Figure 5), and NOEs of OMe
(δ 3.83)/H-6, and of OMe (δ 3.67)/H-2′ revealed 3a to be 2,3-dihydro-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
phenyl)-3-(hydroxylmethyl)-7-methoxy-5-benzofuranpropanol. The NOEs between H-2 and H2-3a
indicated the trans 2/3 configuration for 3. The absolute configuration of C-2 was established to be S,
since a negative Cotton effect at 226 nm was observed in the CD spectrum [14,15]. The location of the
β-sophorosyl moiety at C-3a position was confirmed by the HMBC correlations of H-1′′ (δ 4.99)/C-3a

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(δ 71.5), and H-1′′′ (δ 5.27)/C-2′′ (δ 84.2). Consequently, the structure of 3 was concluded to be
(2S,3R)-dihydrodehydroconiferyl alcohol-3a-O-β-sophoroside.
Figure 5. COSY (bold line) and selected HMBC (arrow line) of 3.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the isolation of known compounds 4–10
from maple sap. In this study, antioxidant activity of 1–10 was studied with an SOD assay kit. Vitamin C
was used as a positive control. All isolated compounds showed moderate activities, with IC50 from 40
to 80 μM, and compound 1 exhibited marked SOD-like activity at IC50 11.2 μM (Table 3).
Table 3. Antioxidant activity of 1–10.
b,d
Compound
% Inhibition of at 100 μg/mL
IC50
918.9 c,d
17.5 c,d
15.5 c,d
11.2
20% MeOH a
38.2
66.2
67.3
86.4
61.8
47.7
64.3
61.1
63.8
67.4
65.8
66.1
72.5
50% MeOH a
100% MeOH a
1
2
62.7
3
260.0
38.9
4
5
6
64.7
53.9
7
55.6
8
61.4
9
53.4
10
v. C e
44.2
100
76.4
a
b
c
d
eluted fraction of maple sap; IC50 values, in μM; IC50 values, in μg/mL; IC50 based on triplicate
five-point titration; e v. C: ascorbic acid.
3. Experimental
3.1. General
Specific rotations and CD spectra were measured on a JASCO DIP-1030 and a JASCO J-725
polarimeter; UV spectra on a Shimadzu UV-1650PC; IR spectra, on a JASCO FT/IR-5300. NMR
spectra were measured on a Varian Unity 600 spectrometer in C5D5N using TMS as an internal
standard. FABMS was measured on a JEOL JMS-700 MStation. Column chromatography was carried
out on silica gel (230–400 mesh; Merck, Darmstadt, Germany). Analytical TLC was performed on

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precoated Merck F254 silica gel plates and visualized by spraying with 30% H2SO4. HPLC was carried
out on a JASCO PU-1580 pump equipped with a JASCO UV-970 detector and a COSMOSIL Pha
column (5 μm, 20 mm i.d. × 250 mm; Nacalai Tesque, Kyoto, Japan).
3.2. Materials
Maple sap from Acer saccharum was collected at Quebec, Canada, in March 2011. A voucher
specimen (TB 5429) is deposited in the Herbarium of Faculty of the Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima, Japan. The material was identified by one of the authors (K.Y.).
3.3. Extraction and Isolation
The maple sap (400 L) was passed through an Amberlite XAD-1180N column and eluted with 20%
MeOH, 50% MeOH, and 100% MeOH. The MeOH fraction (19.5 g) was subjected to silica gel
column chromatography with CHCl3–MeOH (9:1 → 0:10) to afford fractions 1–6. Fraction 2 (0.74 g)
was purified by preparative HPLC (ODS, 55% MeOH) to afford wilfordiol A (4, 20.7 mg), and
threo-2-[4-[2,3-dihydro-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7-methoxy-2-benzofuranyl]-2,6-dimethoxy
xyphenoxy]-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-propanediol (5, 58.2 mg). Fraction 3 (2.0 g) was
passed through silica gel with CHCl3–MeOH–H2O (25:8:0.1) and purified by preparative HPLC (ODS,
37% MeOH) to afford 1 (20.6 mg), acernikol (6, 33.1 mg), erythro-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-
[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2-methoxyphenoxy]-1,3-propanediol (7, 71.2 mg), threo-1-(4-hydroxy-3-
methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2-methoxyphenoxy]-1,3-propanediol (8, 23.5 mg), and
(+)-sakuraresinol (9, 15.5 mg). Fractions 4 (2.13 g), and 5 (1.7 g) were successively purified by
preparative HPLC (ODS, 20%–50% MeOH) to afford erythro-1,2-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,
3-propanediol (10, 41.5 mg) from fraction 4, and 2 (11.5 mg), and 3 (56 mg) from fraction 5, respectively.
Sapnol A (1): An amorphous powder; [α]D22 −12.2° (c 1.6, MeOH); UV (MeOH) λmax nm (log ε): 226
(4.01), 280 (3.61), 307 (3.43); FT-IR (dry film) νmax cm–1: 3,395 (OH), 1,605, 1,520 (C=C), 1,070
1
(OH); H-NMR and 13C-NMR data (C5D5N) see Table 1; HREIMS m/z 350.1349 (Calcd. for
C18H22O7, 350.1366).
Saposide A (2): An amorphous powder; [α]D22 +9.2° (c 0.6, MeOH); UV (MeOH) λmax nm (log ε): 230
(4.06), 283 (3.76); CD (MeOH) nm (Δε): 292 (–6.30), 276 (+4.54), 239 (+4.55); FT-IR (dry film) cm–1:
1
13
3,530 (OH), 1,605, 1,590 (C=C); H-NMR and C-NMR data (C5D5N) see Table 2; HRFABMS m/z
707.2530 (Calcd. for C32H44O16Na, 707.2527).
Saposide B (3): An amorphous powder; [α]D22 −6.0° (c 0.8, MeOH); UV (MeOH) λmax nm (log ε): 222
(4.09), 228 (4.10), 282 (3.75); CD (MeOH) nm (Δε): 294 (+0.67), 244 (+0.88), 226 (–1.67); FT-IR
1
(dry film) λmax cm–1: 3,380 (OH), 1,612, 1,520 (C=C), 1,035 (OH); H-NMR and 13C-NMR data
(C5D5N) see Table 2; HRFABMS m/z 707.2522 (Calcd. for C32H44O16Na, 707.2529).

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3.4. Acid Hydrolysis of 2 and 3
Each sample (1 mg) in 5% H2SO4-dioxane (1:1) was heated at 100 °C for 2 h. The reaction mixture
was diluted with H2O, neutralized with Amberlite IRA-35 and evaporated in vacuo to dryness.
The identification and the D or L configuration of glucose were determined using RI detection
(Shimadzu RID-10A) and chiral detection (Shodex OR-1) by HPLC (Shodex RSpak NH2P-50 4D,
CH3CN–H2O–H3PO4, 95:5:1, 1 mL/min, 47 °C), by comparison with an authentic sugar (10 mmol
D-glc). The sugar portion gave the following peak of D-(+)-glucose at 20.6 min.
3.5. Superoxide Dismutase-Like (SOD) Activity Assay
SOD-like activity was determined according to the method of Ukeda [16] using a SOD Assay
Kit-WST (Dojindo Lab., Kumamoto, Japan). A test sample was dissolved in DMSO to give a final
DMSO concentration of 0.8% (v/v).
4. Conclusions
The phenylpropanoid sapnol A (1), lignan sophoroside saposide A (2), and neolignan sophoroside
saposide B (3) were isolated from sugar maple sap collected from A. saccharum (Aceraceae), together
with seven known compounds, which included phenylpropanoids 4, 10 and neolignans 5–9.
Additionally, all known compounds, 4–10 are reported for the first time from sugar maple sap. Some
phenolics in maple syrup are possibly formed under the conditions of intensive heating involved in
transforming sap to syrup. Here it should be noted that compounds 1–4, 7 were not present in maple
syrup. All isolated compounds showed moderate antioxidative activities (IC50; 40–80 μM). It was noted
that compound 1 showed activity at IC50 11.7 μM in this study. These results provide a potential
explanation for the use of maple sap as a herbal medicine in the prevention of aging. Moreover, it
should be noted that a number of compounds in maple sap remain unidentified.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to Y. Watanabe, W. Janak, MIC Co. Ltd., L. Bergeron, L. B. Maple Treat
Inc., and T. Ishiguro, BioPharm Toyono, for supplying the maple sap.
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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