Bioactive Fabaceous Saponins and Structure-Activity Relationship

  • Kinjo, Junei (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University) ;
  • Nohara, Toshihiro (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University)
  • 발행 : 2002.10.01

초록

Saponins are glycosidic compounds present in many edible and inedible plants. Structurally, they are composed of a lipid-soluble aglycone consisting of either a sterol or, more commonly, a triterpenoid and water-soluble sugar residues differing in type and amount of sugars [1]. Because of their amphiphilic nature, they are highly surface-active. Their biological activity is closely related to the chemical structures that determine the polarity, hydrophobicith and acidity of compounds [1]. (omitted)

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