A new triterpene saponin from Panax japonicus C.A.Meyer var major(Burk.) C.Y.Wu et K.M.Feng

One new Iriterpene saponin was isolated from Panaxjaponicus C. A. Meyer var major （Burk.） C. Y. Wu et K. M. Feng, and established as oleanolic acid 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-（1 →2）-β-D-glucuronopyranosyl-6＇-O-n-butyl ester] which showed mod- erate antitumor activities against the A2780 cells and OVCAR-3 cells. Its structure was established by means of spectral data, particularly NMR, including HSQC and HMBC techniques.

A NEW TRITERPENE SAPONIN FROM THE STEMS AND LEAVES OF PANAX GINSENG

a new triterpene compound was isolated from the stems and leaves of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer and established as 3β, 6α, 12β-trihydroxy-dammar-20(21), 24-diene-6-0-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside on the basis of spectral analysis and chemical evidence.

Two new cucurbitane triterpenoids from Momordica charantia L.

Two new cucurbitane-type triterpenoids,（23E）-5β,19-epoxycucurbita-6,23,25-triene-3β-ol（1） and（19R,23E）-5/β,19-epoxy- 19-ethoxycucurbita-6,23-diene^3β,25-diol（2）,together with three known compounds,have been isolated from the fruit of Momordica charantia L.Their structures were determined on the basis of spectral analysis.Their cytotoxic activity was tested on 5 cancer cell lines,MCF-7,HepG2,Dul45,Colon205 and HL-60 by MTT assay.Compounds 1,3 and 4 showed weak cytotoxicity.

Two new dammarane-type sapogenins from Gynostemma pentaphyllum

Two new sapogenins,named（20S,24R）-3β,20,21β,25-tetrahydroxy-21,24-cyclodammarane（1）and 3β-hydroxyetio-17β-dammaranic acid（2）,were isolated from the alkaline hydrolysate of Gynostemma pentaphyllum saponins.Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.