Research Article

Biological Activities and Chemistry of Triterpene Saponins from Medicago Species: An Update Review

Table 4

Saponins from M. truncatula seeds.

AglyconeNo.3-OH substituted28-COOH substitutedFormula weightRef.

Soyasapogenol B44β-D-GlcAβ-D-Xyl(1⟶4)-α-L-Rha(1⟶2)-α-L-AraC52H84O21 1044[28]
45α-L-Rha(1⟶2)-β-D-Gal(1⟶2)-β-D-GlcAC48H78O18 942[29]

Medicagenic acid46β-D-GlcAα-L-Ara(1⟶2)-L-Rha(1⟶2)-β-D-XylC52H80O24 1088[29]
47β-D-Glcα-L-Ara(1⟶2)-L-Rha(1⟶2)-β-D-XylC52H82O23 1074[29]
48β-D-Glcβ-D-GlcC42H66O16 826[29]