A seed-specific regulator of triterpene saponin biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula [PDF]
, 2020 Plants produce a vast array of defense compounds to protect themselves from pathogen attack or herbivore predation. Saponins are a specific class of defense compounds comprising bioactive glycosides with a steroidal or triterpenoid aglycone backbone. The
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Paridis Rhizoma is a natural medicine with strong anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory activities. Our previous research have found that Fusarium sp. C39, an endophytic fungus isolated from Dioscorea nipponica which contains the similar chemical components ...
Yiyang Chen +5 more
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Bright spots in the darkness of cancer: A review of starfishes-derived compounds and their anti-tumor action [PDF]
, 2019 The fight against cancer represents a great challenge for researchers and, for this reason, the search for new promising drugs to improve cancer treatments has become inevitable.
Arizza V. +4 more
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Effect of Processing Methods on Nutritive and Antinutritive Properties of Seeds of Brachystegia eurycoma and Detarium microcarpum from Nigeria [PDF]
, 2009 Proximate analysis of the seeds of Brachystegia eurycoma and Detrarium microcarpum were carried out on both the dehulled and undehulled samples of the flour.
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Furostanol and Spirostanol Saponins from Tribulus terrestris
Molecules, 2016 Twelve new steroidal saponins, including eleven furostanol saponins, terrestrinin J–T (1–11), and one spirostanol saponin, terrestrinin U (12), together with seven known steroidal saponins 13–19 were isolated from T. terrestris. The structures of the new
Zhen-Fang Wang +8 more
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Aquaculture Reports, 2023 With global warming, high water temperature events are becoming more frequent in summer. The liver of the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is particularly sensitive to heat stress, especially in the rapid growth period with high nutrient ...
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The TriForC database : a comprehensive up-to-date resource of plant triterpene biosynthesis [PDF]
, 2018 Triterpenes constitute a large and important class of plant natural products with diverse structures and functions. Their biological roles range from membrane structural components over plant hormones to specialized plant defence compounds.
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Effects of steroidal saponins extract from Ophiopogon japonicus root ameliorates doxorubicin-induced chronic heart failure by inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammatory response. [PDF]
Pharm Biol, 2019 Context: Ophiopogonis Radix, the root of Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker-Gawl (Liliaceae), is a Traditional Chinese Medicine, which has been investigated to possess effective treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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, 2016 A new acylated and triterpenoidal saponin, named GS1, was isolated from the roots of Gypsophila arrostii Guss. On the basis of acid hydrolysis, comprehensive spectroscopic analyses and comparison with spectral data of known compounds, its structure was ...
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Enrichment and separation of steroidal saponins from the fibrous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus using macroporous adsorption resins. [PDF]
RSC Adv, 2019 In this study, a simple and effective strategy for the enrichment of total steroidal saponins (TSS) from the fibrous roots of Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker-Gawl. (FROJ) using macroporous adsorption resin was systematically developed. XAD-7HP resin was
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