Supporting Information Two new triterpene saponins from the aerial parts of Anemone taipaiensis Hui Liab1, Xiao-Yang Wang c1, Xia-Yin Wang b, Dong Huab, Yang Liub and Hai-Feng Tanga.b a Institute of Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China; bShaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xi’an 712046, China; cDepartment of Pharmacy, 302 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100039, China * Corresponding author. E-mail addresses:tanghaifeng71@163.com (Hai-Feng Tang) Identification data of compounds 36 Compound 3: 3β-O-{β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L -arabinopyranosyl} oleanolic acid 22 White amorphous powder; m.p. 232−235 °C; [α] D +1.6 (c 0.13, MeOH); ESI-MS (pos. ion mode) m/z 889 [M+Na]+; ESI-MS (neg. ion mode) m/z 865 [M−H]−. The presence of D-xylose, L-rhamnose and L-arabinose in a ratio of 1:1:1 in compound 3 was determined by GC analysis of the corresponding trimethylsilylated derivatives. 1H NMR (500 MHz, pyridine-d5) δH 0.82, 0.94, 0.97, 0.99, 1.12 (each 3H, s, CH3), 1.29 (6H, s, 2 × CH3), 1.53 (3H, d, J = 6.0 Hz, CH3 of Rha), 3.26-3.28 (1H, m, H-3), 3.27-3.29 (1H, m, H-18), 4.84 (1H, d, J = 6.0 Hz, H-1 of Ara), 5.33 (1H, d, J = 7.6 Hz, H-1 of Xyl), 5.45 (1H, br s, H-12) and 6.25 (1H, br s, H-1 of Rha); 13C NMR data, see S.Table 1. These data revealed that the compound 3 was 3β-O-{β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-L -rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2) -α-L-arabinopyranosy -l}oleanolic acid [1]. Compound 4: 3β-O-{α-L-rhamopyranosyl-(1→2)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)]-α-Larabinopyranosyl} oleanolic acid 22 White amorphous powder; m.p. 244−247 °C; [α] D −6.2 (c 0.15, MeOH); ESI-MS (pos. ion mode) m/z 919 [M+Na]+; ESI-MS (neg. ion mode) m/z 895 [M−H]−. The presence of D-glucose, L-rhamnose and L-arabinose in a ratio of 1:1:1 in compound 4 was determined by GC analysis of the corresponding trimethylsilylated derivatives. 1H NMR (500 MHz, pyridine-d5) δH 0.81, 0.93, 0.96, 0.99, 1.08 1.16, 1.27 (each 3H, s, CH3), 1.62 (3H, d, J = 6.2 Hz, CH3 of Rha), 3.23 (1H, dd, J = 4.4, 11.7 Hz, H-3), 3.27 2 (1H, dd, J = 4.0, 13.9 Hz, H-18), 4.75 (1H, d, J = 6.1 Hz, H-1 of Ara), 5.11 (1H, d, J = 7.9 Hz, H-1 of Glc), 5.45 (1H, br s, H-12) and 6.16 (1H, br s, H-1 of Rha); 13 C NMR data, see S.Table 1. These data revealed that the compound 4 was 3β-O-{α-L-rhamopyranosyl-(1→2)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)]-α-L-arabinopyranoyl} oleanolic acid [2]. Compound 5: kizutasaponin K12 22 White amorphous powder; [α] D −20.3 (c 2.73, MeOH); ESI-MS (pos. ion mode) m/z 1243 [M+Na]+; ESI-MS (neg. ion mode) m/z 1219 [M−H]−. The presence of D-glucose, L-rhamnose and L-arabinose in a ratio of 2:2:1 in compound 5 was determined by GC analysis of the corresponding trimethylsilylated derivatives. 1H NMR (500 MHz, pyridine-d5) δH 0.84, 0.85, 0.96, 1.05, 1.09 1.14 (each 3H, s, CH3), 1.62 (3H, d, J = 6.2 Hz, CH3 of Rha II), 1.67 (3H, d, J = 6.3 Hz, CH3 of Rha I), 3.15 (1H, dd, J = 3.8, 13.5 Hz, H-18), 4.97 (1H, d, J = 7.8 Hz, H-1 of Glc II), 5.07 (1H, d, J = 6.2 Hz, H-1 of Ara), 5.37 (1H, br s, H-12), 5.84 (1H, br s, H-1 of Rha I), 6.21 (overlapped, H-1 of Glc I) and 6.23 (1H, br s, H-1 of Rha II); 13 C NMR data, see S.Table 1. These data revealed that the compound 5 was kizutasaponin K12 [3]. Compound 6: hederacolchiside E 22 White amorphous powder; m.p. 240−243°C; [α] D −19.6 (c 0.25 MeOH), ESI-MS (pos. ion mode) m/z 1389 [M+Na]+; The presence of L-arabinose D-glucose, L-rhamnose and in a ratio of 3:2:1 in compound 6 was determined by GC analysis of the corresponding trimethylsilylated derivatives. 1H NMR (500 MHz, pyridine-d5) δH 0.87 (6H, s, 2 × CH3), 0.86, 1.07, 1.09, 1.15, 1.22 (each 3H, s, CH3), 1.61 (3H, d, J = 6.1 Hz, 3 CH3 of 3-O-Rha), 1.68 (3H, d, J = 6.1 Hz, CH3 of 28-O-Rha), 3.15 (1H, dd, J = 4.0, 11.5 Hz, H-18), 3.18 (1H, dd, J = 3.6, 13.6 Hz, H-3), 4.75 (1H, d, J = 6.0 Hz, H-1 of Ara), H-1 of 28-O-Glc II (overlapped), 5.12 (1H, d, J = 7.9 Hz, H-1 of 3-O-Glc), 5.39 (1H, br s, H-12), 5.84 (1H, s, H-1 of 28-O-Rha), 6.15 (1H, s, H-1 of 3-O-Rha) and 6.22 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, H-1 of 28-O-Glc I); 13 C NMR data, see S.Table 1. These data revealed that the compound 6 was hederacolchiside E [4]. GC analysis after acid hydrolysis of 3−6 with the same method as 1 and 2. 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Dev. 6, 342 (1999). 4 S.Table 1 13C NMR (125 MHz) chemical shifts of compounds 3~6 in pyridine-d5 C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3 38.9 26.5 88.6 39.4 55.8 18.4 33.2 39.6 48.1 37.1 23.8 122.5 144.8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 42.0 28.4 23.6 46.8 41.9 46.4 30.8 34.0 33.3 28.2 17.0 15.4 17.3 26.1 180.3 33.1 23.6 4 38.8 26.5 88.6 39.3 55.9 18.5 33.1 39.7 48.0 36.9 23.7 122.3 144.7 42.1 28.3 23.6 46.8 41.8 46.1 5 38.9 26.2 81.8 43.5 47.5 18.2 32.9 39.8 48.1 36.9 23.7 122.8 144.1 42.0 28.2 23.2 46.9 41.7 46.2 30.8 34.1 33.2 63.8 14.0 16.0 17.4 26.1 180.2 33.2 23.6 30.8 34.0 32.4 63.9 13.9 16.0 17.4 26.0 176.4 33.2 23.6 6 38.9 26.5 88.6 39.4 55.8 18.4 33.2 39.7 48.1 37.1 23.8 122.7 144.2 42.0 28.3 23.4 46.9 41.5 46.4 30.8 34.0 33.4 28.1 17.0 15.4 17.3 26.1 176.5 33.1 23.6 3-O-sugar Ara-1 2 3 4 5 Rha-1 2 3 4 5 6 Xyl-1 2 3 4 5 Glc-1 2 3 4 5 6 28-O-sugar GlcI-1 2 3 4 5 6 GlcII-1 2 3 4 5 6 Rha-1 2 3 4 5 6 5 3 4 5 6 105.1 75.3 74.5 69.2 65.4 101.6 72.1 72.3 74.0 69.5 18.5 107.5 75.5 78.2 71.2 67.5 104.9 76.2 75.0 80.4 65.4 101.6 72.2 72.4 74.1 69.6 18.6 104.2 75.8 74.9 69.5 65.7 101.6 72.3 72.6 74.2 69.7 18.6 104.8 76.2 74.3 79.6 64.5 101.6 72.2 72.4 74.1 69.7 18.5 106.2 75.3 78.5 71.2 78.6 62.4 106.3 75.6 78.6 71.0 78.6 62.5 95.6 73.7 78.6 70.7 78.1 69.1 104.7 75.2 76.4 78.3 77.2 61.2 102.6 72.5 72.6 74.1 70.3 18.4 95.5 73.8 78.7 70.8 78.0 69.2 104.9 75.3 76.5 78.2 77.3 61.1 102.7 72.5 72.7 74.0 70.2 18.5