Chemical Studies on the Oriental Plant Drugs. XXXII. Sapogenins from the Roots of Platycodon grandiflorum A. DE CANDOLLE. (3). The Structure of a Prosapogenin, 3-O-β-Glucosylplatycodigenin

Abstract

A prosapogenin was obtained by the acid hydrolysis of saponin mixture isolated from the roots of Platycodon grandiflorum A. DE CANDOLLE. The structure of the prosapogenin was established as 3-O-glucosylplatycodigenin. The same prosapogenin was also afforded by the hydrolysis of the saponin with alkali.