Nine new acylated triterpenoid saponins (4-12) were isolated from the stem bark of Foetidia africana. They all possess barringtogenol C as the aglycone, esterified by acetic and/or isovaleric acids. The sugar chain consists of up to three units: D-glucuronic acid (GlcUA) linked to C-3 of the aglycone and substituted by D-galactose (Gal) (at GlcUA C-2) and/or L-rhamnose (Rha) (at GlcUA C-4). The structures were established by acid and alkaline hydrolysis, by NMR experiments including (1)H-(1)H (COSY, HOHAHA, ROESY) and (1)H-(13)C (HSQC, HMBC) spectroscopy, and by mass spectrometry (ESIMS, ESIMS(n)).
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