Three new cucurbitacins were isolated from the BuOH extract of the rhizomes of Hemsleya lijiangensis. Their structures were elucidated as 23, 24 -dihydro cucurbitacin F-16, 25-diacetate(1), 23, 24-dihydro cucurbitacin F-16, 25-diacetate-2-O-β-D glucopyranoside (2), 23, 24-dihydro-cucurbitacin F-16-acetate(3), respectively; by spectral analyses.
Two new compounds, oleanolic acid 28-O--D-glucopyranosyl-3-O--L-arabinopyrano- syl-(13)-(6-butyl ester)--D-glucuropyranoside 1, oleanolic acid 28-O--D-glucopyranosyl- (16)--D-glucopyranoside 2 have been isolated from the roots of Hemsleya penxianensis var. gulinensis. Their structures were determined on the bases of the spectral and chemical evidences.
From rhizomes of Hemsleya giganthy collected in Shichuan of China, 16 compounds were isolated. Among them, three compounds (8, 9, 15) are new natural products called Hemslecins G; Hemsgiganosides A and B; respectively. Their structures were elucidated as 7- hydroxy-23, 24-dihydro-cucurbitacin F-25-O-acetate (8); 3-O-(6-butyl ester-)-b-D-glu- curono- pyranosyl)-oleanolic acid-28-O-a-L-arabinopyranoside(9); 3-O-b-D-glucuropyranosyl oleanolic acid -28-O-b-D-gluco pyranosyl-(16)- b-D-glucopyranoside(15) by spectroscopic and chemical means.
