A new sesquiterpene glycoside from the aerial parts of Saussurea triangulata

Chemical constituents from the genus Saussurea and their biological activities

The genus

Chemical constituents from Saussurea cordifolia

Thirty-six naturally occurring compounds, including four C(10)-acetylenic glycosides and a lignan, were isolated from the whole plants of Saussurea cordifolia. Their structures were elucidated by means of spectroscopic and chemical methods to be 4,6-decadiyne-1-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1), 4,6-decadiyne-1-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (2), (8E)-decaene-4, 6-diyn-1-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (3), (8Z)-decaene-4,6-diyn-1-O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (4), and (2R,3S,4S)-4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-2-(5-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-3-ol (5).

Phytochemicals and biological activities of Saussurea species

The genus Saussurea has been studied from phytochemical and pharmacological viewpoints for years, which resulted in the discovery of hundreds of secondary metabolites with various kinds of bioactivities. This review summarizes the research progress of the genus of Saussurea in the phytochemical and pharmacological viewpoints, which covered the period of 1990-June 2009.

Natural sesquiterpenoids

This review covers the isolation, structural determination, synthesis and chemical and microbiological transformations of natural sesquiterpenoids. 423 references are cited.