文摘
A new spirostanol saponin (1), along with four known saponins, dioscin (2), protodioscin (3), methyl-protodioscin (4), and indioside D (5), and one known steroid glycoalkaloid solamargine (6) were isolated from the two synonymous species, Solanum incanum and S. heteracanthum. The structure of the new saponin was established as (23S,25R)-spirost-5-en-3¦Â,23-diol 3-O-{¦Â-d-xylopyranosyl-(1¡ú2)-O-¦Á-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1¡ú4)-[O-¦Á-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1¡ú2)]-¦Â-d-glucopyranoside}, by using a combination of 1D and 2D NMR techniques including 1H, 13C, COSY, TOCSY, NOESY, HSQC and HMBC experiments and by mass spectrometry. The compounds 1, 3, 4 and 5 were evaluated for cytotoxicity against five cancer cell lines and for antioxidant and cytoprotective activity.