Panaxfuraynes A and B, two new tetrahydrofuranic polyacetylene glycosides from Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer

Panaxfurayne A (1), a tetrahydrofuranic polyacetylene glycoside, was isolated from the roots of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer (Araliaceae) together with panaxfurayne B (2) as a geometric isomer of 1. The chemical structures of these two compounds were ascertained by UV, Mass, 1D, and 2D NMR experiments. During these experiments, these tetrahydrofuranic polyacetylene compounds proved to be of biogenetically novel type.