6a and 6b). The structures of the compounds were established using chemical methods and NMR spectroscopy.We previously reported [1] the isolation and structure of eight unacetylated glycosides from leaves of Cussonia paniculate Eckl. et Zeih. In the present article, the glycoside composition of the leaves of this plant is studied. It was noted previously [1] that the leaves contain a large quantity of acylated glycosides according to two-dimensional (2D) TLC [2]. The proof of structure of these is given herein.Glycoside F (3) was obtained during separation of the purified total triterpene glycosides [1] as a pure compound by TLC in various solvent systems whereas fractions E, G, and I formed a group of glycosides with similar chromatographic mobilities. Rechromatography of fraction E produced glycosides E 1 (1) and E 2 (2); fraction G, G 1 (4), G 2 , and G 3 (5) [1]; fraction I, I 1 , I 2 , and I 3 (6).Total acid hydrolysis of 1 produced rhamnose and glucose in addition to the aglycon, which had the same chromatographic mobility as hederagenin. However, the color the chromatographic band differed from it upon development by phosphotungstic acid. The progenin obtained by alkaline hydrolysis was identical to the aglycon. This indicated that the aglycon had no carbohydrate chain on C-3. We assumed that the aglycon, like hederagenin, contained one additional hydroxyl in addition to the usual hydroxyl on C-3 and carboxyl on C-28. Then, we used NMR spectroscopy to establish the structures of the aglycon and the carbohydrate chain and to determine the type of acyl group and its location.Six signals were found in the 13 C NMR spectrum of 1 in the range of anomeric C atoms (95-108 ppm). However, the chromatographic mobility of the glycoside showed that it should contain three carbohydrate residues. Obviously, 1 contained two isomeric glycosides with different acetylated carbohydrate fragments because signals for two O-acetyls (methyl and carbonyl C atoms) were observed in the spectrum at 21.0, 21.2, 171.1, and 171.2 ppm. Signals of the corresponding anomeric protons were found from the signals of the anomeric C atoms in the 2D HSQC spectrum.