Carbohydrate Research 1999-04-30

Synthesis of three diosgenyl saponins: dioscin, polyphyllin D, and balanitin 7.

S Deng, B Yu, Y Hui, H Yu, X Han

Index: Carbohydr. Res. 317(1-4) , 53-62, (1999)

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Abstract

Dioscin, polyphyllin D, and balanitin 7, which belong to a group of structurally similar diosgenyl saponins with promising bioactivities, were synthesized by stepwise glycosylation.