Molecular complexation of the triterpene glycoside hederasaponin C and caffeine in aqueous solution

Molecular complexation of the triterpene glycoside hederasaponin C [hederagenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-L-arabinopyranosyl-28-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ether] and caffeine in aqueous solution was studied by UV spectroscopy for the first time. The complex composition, which included two glycosides and one caffeine, was determined using isomolar series and molar ratios. The ichthyotoxicity of the complex and its components against Poecilia reticulata was studied.