New Steroidal Saponins Isolated from the Rhizomes of Paris mairei [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 The genus Paris is an excellent source of steroidal saponins that exhibit various bioactivities. Paris mairei is a unique species and has been widely used as folk medicine in Southwest China for a long time.
Yang Liu +6 more
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Unraveling the serial glycosylation in the biosynthesis of steroidal saponins in the medicinal plant Paris polyphylla and their antifungal action [PDF]
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 Sugar–sugar glycosyltransferases play important roles in constructing complex and bioactive saponins. Here, we characterized a series of UDP-glycosyltransferases responsible for biosynthesizing the branched sugar chain of bioactive steroidal saponins ...
Yuegui Chen +11 more
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Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Extraction of Bioactive Steroidal Saponins from Dioscoreae Nipponicae Rhizoma [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 In the present study, a simple and environmentally friendly extraction method based on natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) was established to extract four bioactive steroidal saponins from Dioscoreae Nipponicae Rhizoma (DNR).
Gui-Ya Yang +6 more
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Analysis of the heavy metal contents’ effect on steroidal saponins and the anti-breast cancer activity of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Background:P. polyphylla var. yunnanensis, as a near-threatened and ethnic medicine in China, used to be a key ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine in treatment of traumatic injuries, sore throat, snakebites, and convulsions for thousands of years.
Hai-Ling Li +12 more
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Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Sterol 3-O-Glucosyltransferase Involved in Biosynthesis of Steroidal Saponins in Trigonella foenum-graecum [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), a pharmacologically important herb, is widely known for its antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, and anticancer effects. The medicinal properties of this herb are accredited to the presence of bioactive steroidal saponins ...
Jianghong Gao +4 more
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Optimization of the Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction Technology of Steroidal Saponins from Polygonatum kingianum Collett & Hemsl and Evaluating Its Quality Planted in Different Areas [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Polygonatum kingianum Collett & Hemsl is one of the famous traditional Chinese herbs with satisfactory therapeutic effects on invigorating Qi, nourishing Yin and moistening lungs, in which steroidal saponins are one class of important active substances ...
Sen He +7 more
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Isolation of two steroidal saponins with antileishmanial activity from Allium giganteum L. [PDF]
Research in Pharmaceutical SciencesBackground and purpose: Alliums are rich sources of steroidal saponins, flavonoids, and sulphoric compounds of which steroidal saponins have recently received more attention due to their important pharmacological activities. Allium giganteum (giant onion)
Farnaz Chaparian +2 more
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Steroidal Saponins from the Genus Smilax and Their Biological Activities [PDF]
Natural Products and Bioprospecting, 2017 The Smilax species, widely distributed in tropical region of the world and the warm areas of East Asia and North America, are extensively used as folk medicine to treat inflammatory disorders. Chemical investigation on Smilax species showed they are rich
Li-Wen Tian +3 more
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Triterpenoid and Steroidal Saponins Differentially Influence Soil Bacterial Genera [PDF]
Plants, 2021 Plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) are secreted into the rhizosphere, i.e., the soil zone surrounding the roots of plants. They are often involved in root-associated microbiome assembly, but the association between PSMs and microbiota is not well ...
Masaru Nakayasu +4 more
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Ypsilandrosides U-Y, five new steroidal saponins from Ypsilandra thibetica [PDF]
Natural Products and Bioprospecting, 2022 Phytochemical reinvestigation on the whole plants of Ypsilandra thibetica obtained four new spirostanol glycosides, named ypsilandrosides U-X (1–4), and one new cholestanol glycoside, named ypsilandroside Y (5).
Wen-Tao Gao +7 more
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