Triterpenoid Saponins from the shell of Argania spinosa seeds

Two new oleanene saponins were isolated from the MeOH extract of the shell of Argania spinosa.They possess protobassic acid and 16alpha- protobassic acid as aglycons. The disaccharide moiety linked to C-3 of the aglycon is made up of two glucose units; the pentasaccharide moiety linked to C-28 is made up of arabinose, xylose, and three rhamnose units. Their structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR experiments including (1)H-(1)H (DQF-COSY, 1D TOCSY, and 2D HOHAHA) and (1)H-(13)C (HSQC and HMBC) spectroscopy along with mass spectrometry.