mg) was hydrolyzed with b-glucosidase (1 mg, sigma Chemical Co.) in acetate buffer (0.1 M HOAc-0.1 M NaOAc 1:2, 3 mL, pH 5.0) for 24 hr at 37°C. The reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc and the residue was evapd to dryness in vacuum to afford the aglycone
Hz, H-2), 7.13 (1H, dd, J = 8.4, 1.9 Hz, H-6), 6.69 (1H,
dd, J = 15.8, 8.0 Hz, H-8¢), 5.86 (1H, d, J = 6.1 Hz, H-7), 4.83
(1H, d, J = 7.8 Hz, H-1²), 4.12 (3H, s, OMe), 4.10 (1H, m,
H-9a), 4.05 (1H, dd, J = 13.1, 5.0 Hz, H-9b), 4.03 (3H, s,
OMe), 3.85 (1H, m, H-2²), 3.66 (1H, m, H-8). 13 C-NMR
(100.0 MHz, MeOH-d 4 ): Table 1.
Enzymatic hydrolysis of 1. Compound 1 (2 mg) was hydrolyzed with b-glucosidase (1 mg, sigma Chemical Co.) in
acetate buffer (0.1 M HOAc-0.1 M NaOAc 1:2, 3 mL, pH 5.0)
for 24 hr at 37°C. The reaction mixture was extracted with
EtOAc and the residue was evapd to dryness in vacuum to afford the aglycone, [a] D
22 -114°(c 0.1, MeOH), which was
identical with balanophonin (5) on TLC and 1 H-NMR data.
Aegineoside (2)
Pale yellow powder, mp 262-264°C. [a] D
22 -56.7