Isolation of New Constituents from Whole Plant of Salsola imbricata Forssk. of Saudi Origin.

This work describes the first report of the known glycosidic constituents β-sitosterol-3- O -β-d-glucoside-6'-palmitate ( 1 ), β-sitosterol-3- O -β-d-glucoside ( 2 ), momor-cerebroside I ( 3 ), phytolacca cerebroside ( 4 ), 1,2-di- O -palmitoyl-3- O -(6-sulfoquinovopyranosyl)-glycerol ( 5 ), isorhamnetin-3-robinobioside ( 6 ), and isorhamnetin-3-rutinoside ( 7 ) from the plant Salsola imbricata Forssk. grown in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated from extensive 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), and chemical analyses. Compound 1 is reported for the first time from the Amaranthaceae family. In addition to the isolated and identified fatty alcohols, compounds 3 , 4 , 5 , and 6 are also reported for the first time from the genus Salsola . The findings of this study suggest a contribution of the isolated compounds to the various biological activities reported for this plant.