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Steroidal Saponins from the Rhizomes of Aspidistra typica. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Eleven new furostanol saponins, typaspidosides B-L (1-11), one new spirostanol saponin, typaspidoside M (12), and five known spirostanol saponins, 25S-atropuroside (13), neoaspidistrin (14), (25S)-pratioside D1 (15), 25S-aspidistrin (16) and 25S ...
Jiang-Ming Cui, Li-Ping Kang, Yang Zhao, Jian-Yuan Zhao, Jie Zhang, Xu Pang, He-Shui Yu, De-Xian Jia, Chao Liu, Li-Yan Yu, Bai-Ping Ma   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physicochemical, Functional, and Health‐Promoting Properties of Processed Nettle (Urtica Dioica) Leaves: A Review

Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) leaves are a nutrient‐dense source of proteins, dietary fiber, chlorophylls, carotenoids, and phenolic compounds. Processing technologies enable the production of powders and extracts for incorporation into bakery, beverage, dairy, and nutraceutical products; however, challenges remain regarding sensory quality ...
Mary Nkongho Tanyitiku, Rakshya Pandit, Mihiri Vanniarachchy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of steroidal and triterpenoid saponins on monolayer models of the outer leaflets of human erythrocytes, E. coli and S. cerevisiae cell membranes [PDF]

, 2020
The present paper discusses the use of monolayers of lipid mixtures mimicking the composition of biological membranes of bacteria, erythrocyte and yeast in the context of the anti-bacterial, hemolytic and anti-fungal activity of saponins.
Orczyk, M., Wojciechowski, K., Brezesinski, G.   +2 more
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Antioxidant activity of spirostanol saponins from Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus and their contents in different origins and processed products

Food Chemistry: X
Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus (AMB), a traditional Chinese edible and medicinal plant, is considered beneficial to health. In this study, we isolated and purified nine steroidal saponins (compounds 1–9) from AMB.
Jianfa Wu, Ying Cui, Chang Liu, Weixing Ding, Shen Ren, Jing Zhang, Lulu Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revisit to 25/25 Stereochemical Analysis of Spirostane-type Steroidal Sapogenins and Steroidal Saponins via H NMR Chemical Shift Data

Natural Product Communications, 2012
An approach based on the difference (Δab = δa – δb) between 1 H NMR chemical shifts (δa, δb) of the geminal protons of oxymethylene (H 2 -26) (Δ ab = 0.5 for 25 S ) is proposed for ascertaining 25 R /25 S orientation of the 27-methyl group for (22 R ...
Pawan K. Agrawal, Torsten Burkholz, Claus Jacob   +2 more
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Isolation of dioscin-related steroidal saponin from the bulbs of Allium paradoxum L. with leishmanicidal activity

Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018
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 paradoxum L.
Fatemeh Rezaee, Behzad Zolfaghari, Masoud Sadeghi Dinani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of phytochemical and antioxidant properties of Ethiopian medicinal plants

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Ethiopia possesses a rich ethnobotanical heritage and diverse medicinal flora that play an important role in traditional healthcare. Many Ethiopian medicinal plants contain bioactive phytochemicals with potential antioxidant properties. This capital of indigenous knowledge has contributed to the documentation of different medicinal plants that
Endalamaw Yihune, Amare Bitew Mekonnen, Getahun Yemata   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel cytotoxic steroidal saponins from the roots of Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey

, 2017
Novel steroidal saponins from the roots of Liriope muscari (Decne.) L. H. Bailey with cytotoxic activities.
Yan Wu, Su-Xia Bi, Rui-Ming Li, Bo-Yang Yu, Wen Zhang, Jin Qi, Rui-Jing Wang, Xian-Min Wang   +7 more
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Bioactive secondary metabolites in Paris polyphylla Sm. and their biological activities: A review

Heliyon, 2022
Paris polyphylla Sm. is an important medicinal plant used to treat a variety of diseases through traditional medicine systems such as Ayurveda, Tibetan traditional medicines, Chinese traditional medicines, and others around the world.
Chandra Bahadur Thapa, Mukti Ram Paudel, Hari Data Bhattarai, Krishna Kumar Pant, Hari Prasad Devkota, Yagya Prasad Adhikari, Bijaya Pant   +6 more
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Gymnema sylvestre: Bioactive constituents, health benefits, and emerging applications in nutraceuticals and functional foods

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex‐Schult., commonly known as “gurmar” or “sugar destroyer,” belongs to the Apocynaceae family and is traditionally used in Ayurveda for diabetes management. This review synthesizes ethnomedicinal evidence with contemporary pharmacological studies, to evaluate the therapeutic properties and mechanistic actions ...
Faiza Saeed, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Hassan Raza, Ahmad Mujtaba Noman, Nimra Haroon, Entessar Mohammad Al Jbawi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source