The total glycosides in the roots of C. olophyllum were separated by silica gel column chromatography. The structures of the resulting compounds were determined by NMR and FAB-MS spectra.
Three C21 steroidal glycosides were separated. Their structures were determined as caudatin 3-O-(4-O-methyl-β-D-cymaropyranosyl)-(1→4)-α-D-oleandropyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (1), caudatin 3-O-β-D-digitoxopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-D-oleandropyranosyl-(1→4)-β-Ddiginopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), and caudatin 3-O-β-D-diginopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-D-oleandropyranosyl-(1→4)-α-D-oleandropyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), respectively.
Glycosides 1–3 are new compounds.