Čes. slov. farm. 1999, 48(3):113-116

Pharmaceutical Significance of the Species of the Genus Solidago 2. The Saponins of the Species Solidago canadensis L. and Solidago gigantea Ait. var.serotina (O. Kuntze) Cronquist

M. Sovová¹, M. Křenková¹, J. Sova², L. Opletal¹

¹ Katedra farmaceutické botaniky a ekologie Farmaceutické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, Hradec Králové

² Katedra anorganické a organické chemie Farmaceutické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, Hradec Králové

The present review paper is a continuation of the previous paper dealing with the glycosides ofSolidago virgaurea L. It summarized the knowledge about saponins present in both Solidagocanadensis L. and Solidago gigantea Ait. var. serotina (O. Kuntze) Cronquist. From S. canadensis,eight saponins, i.e. canadensissaponins, have been isolated till now. From S. gigantea, fourgiganteasaponins have been isolated. The saponins of S. canadensis and S. gigantea are ofbidesmosidic type and differ from one another in the length and structure of saccharide chains.These chains are not acylated as the saponins of S. virgaurea. Giganteasaponins differ fromcanadensissaponins in three saccharide units bonded to the C 3 of bayogenin. New information aboutthe inflammatory and antioxidative activities of their extracts are also presented.

Keywords: Solidago canadensis; Solidago gigantea; canadensissaponins; giganteasaponins; biological activity

Published: March 1, 1999  Show citation