Novel trisaccharide fatty acid ester identified from the fruits of Morinda citrifolia (Noni).

M Wang, H Kikuzaki, K Csiszar, C D Boyd, A Maunakea, S F Fong, G Ghai, R T Rosen, N Nakatani, C T Ho

Index: J. Agric. Food Chem. 47(12) , 4880-2, (1999)

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Abstract

Two known glycosides and a novel trisaccharide fatty acid ester were isolated from the n-butanol-soluble fraction of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia (noni). Structure determination was carried out by spectral techniques such as MS, IR, NMR, and 2D-NMR. The novel trisaccharide fatty acid ester was elucidated as 2, 6-di-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-O-octanoyl-beta-D-glucopyranose. The known compounds were identified as rutin and asperulosidic acid.