Synthesis of L-arabinose-containing fragments of the oat root saponin Avenacin A-1

Balaram Mukhopadhyay, Robert A. Field

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Abstract

Chemical syntheses of two disaccharides, benzyl β-D-glucopyranosyl- (1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranoside (1) and benzyl β-D-glucopyranosyl- (1→4)-α-L-arabinopyranoside (2), and a trisaccharide, benzyl β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-3-O-acetyl-4-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl) -α-L-arabinopyranoside (3), related to oat root triterpenoid saponin Avenacin A-1 are reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1285-1291
Number of pages7
JournalCarbohydrate Research
Volume339
Issue number7
Early online date25 Mar 2004
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 May 2004

Keywords

  • Aglycone
  • Di- and tri-saccharides
  • Saponin

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