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From the root barks ofAralia elata Seem.(Araliaceae) three known saponins together with oleanolic acid and β-sitosterol 3-O-β-D-glucoside were isolated. The saponins were identified as oleanolic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester, oleanolic acid 3-O-β-D-glucuronopyranoside and oleanolic acid 3-O-α-L-arabinofuranoysyl-(1»4)-β-D-glucuronopyranoside(narcissiflorine) on the basis of chemical and spectra data. The latter two saponins were isolated as their dimethylesters as well as monomethylesters.
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Kang, S.S., Kim, J.S., Kim, O.K. et al. Triterpenoid saponins from the root barks ofAralia elata . Arch. Pharm. Res. 16, 104–108 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03036855
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