Three new furostanol saponins named capsicoside E (
1), capsicoside F (
2), and capsicoside G (
5)were obtained from the
seeds of
Capsicum annuum L. var.
acuminatum along with knownoligoglycosides (
3,
4, and
6-
10). On the basis of chemical and spectroscopic analyses, the structuresof these new furostanol oligoglycosides were elucidated as 26-
O-
-
D-glucopyranosyl-22-
O-methyl-5
-furost-25(27)-en-2
,3
,22
,26-tetraol-3-
O-
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
3)-
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
2)-[
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
3)]-
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
4)-
-
D-galactopyranoside (
1), 26-
O-
-
D-glucopyranosyl-(25
R)-5
-furost-20(22)-en-2
,3
,26-triol-3-
O-
-
D-glucopyranosyl (1
3)-
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
2)-[
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
3)]-
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
4)-
-
D-galactopyranoside (
2), and 26-
O-
-
D-gluco-pyranosyl-(25
R)-5
-furosta-3
,22
,26-triol-3-
O-
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
3)-
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
2)-[
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
3)]-
-
D-glucopyranosyl(1
4)-
-
D-galactopyranoside (
5). The isolated saponinsshowed higher antimicrobial activity against yeasts than against common fungi. Data indicated thatthe antiyeast activity was related to the combination of the oligosaccharide chain (S1, S2, or S3) withan
O-methyl group at R
3 and the presence of a hydroxyl group at the C-2 position.Keywords:
Capsicum annuum L.; Solanaceae;
red pepper;
seeds; furostanol saponins; antiyeastactivity