Study on chemical constituents in total saponin from Trigonella foenum-graecum / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents in the total saponin from Trigonellf foenum-graecum.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The compounds were isolated by column chromatography on macroporous resin and silica gel and elucidated by physical and chemical evidences and spectroscopic analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Two compounds were obtained and identifiedas methyl-protodioscin and methyl-protodeltonin.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Methyl-protodioscin and methyl-protodeltonin were isolated from this plant for the first time.</p>