Steroidal Glycosides from the Leaves of Yucca Gloriosa L.

The existence of 24 steroidal glycosides, including 13 furostanols was confirmed in air-dried leaves of plant Yucca gloriosa introduced in Georgia. Most of glycosides are derivatives of tigogenin. 14 glycosides, among them 4 new organic substances, have been isolated and characterized, using classical and modern methods of spectral analysis. © 2011 Bull. Georg. Natl. Acad. Sci.