Two new saponins named avicins D (1) and G (2) were isolated from the seed pods of the desert legume plant Acacia victoriae. The structures, elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR studies and by chemical means, were characterized as acacic acid-bearing oligosaccharides at C-3 and C-28 with a side chain linked
Anticancer agents target various subcellular components and trigger apoptosis in chemosensitive cells. We have recently reported the tumor cell growth inhibitory properties of a mixture of triterpenoid saponins obtained from an Australian desert tree (Leguminosae) Acacia victoriae (Bentham). Here we
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