• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.305-310
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• 1991

In order to find out the values of the steroid resources for the future use, the compositions and contents of steroidal sapogenins from 13 domestic plants have been investigated. As a result Dioscorea nipponica, D. quinqueloba and Smilax china were found to have large amount of diosgenin. And pennogenin in Trillium kamtschaticum and Paris verticillata, yuccagenin in Allium fistulosum, hecogenin in Agave americana and neochlorogenin in Solanum nigum were appeared to be major steroidal sapogenins.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.340-344
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• 1987

Saponins of ginseng root, leaf and stem were identified by TLC. Eleven unknown spots were detected in ginseng leaf and ten unknown spots in ginseng stem on TLC besides seven ginsenosides such as $ginsenoside-Rg_1,\;-Rf,\;-Re,\;-Rd,\;-Rc,\;-Rb_2,\;and\;-Rb_1$ which are contained in ginseng root. $Ginsenoside-Rg_3\;and\;-Rg_2$ were identified on TLC from mild hydrolysates with 50% acetic acid of total saponins from ginseng root, leaf and stem. Meanwhile, panaxadiol, panaxatriol and oleanolic acid were identified from hydrolysates with 7% ethanolic sulfuric acid of total saponin of ginseng root, while panaxadiol and panaxatriol from those of total saponins of ginseng leaf and stem.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.57-60
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• 1984

From the roots of Randia siamensis (Rubiaceae), 3${\beta}$, 30-dihydroxy-urs-12en-28-oic acid (30-hydroxy ursolic acid) was isolateed and characterized by spectral data.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.145-148
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• 1976

Compound C from codonopsis saponin has been identified as albigenic acid. It was not a genuine sapogenin but an acid-induced isomerisation product of echinocystic acid.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.231-235
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• 1974

The structure and stereochemistry of phytolaccagenic acid, a new triterpenoid sapogenin from Phytolacca americana L.has been further characterized as 3${\beta}$23-dihydroxy-30-carbomethoxy-olean-12-en-28-oic acid (I).

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.227.1-227.1
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• 2000

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.199.1-199.1
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• 2002

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.165-169
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• 2005

Chlorophytum borivilianum Baker (Antharicaceae) commonly referred as 'Safed Musli' has been widely used in the Indian traditional systems of medicine to treat various diseases like rheumatism apart from having immunomodulating property and is used as general tonic. It is also known as 'Ayurvedic viagra' for its aphordisiac properties. C. borivilianum was screened for the first time to determine its antioxidant activity, isolation of the sapogenins and standardization of the isolated sapogenin fraction using HPTLC. Potent antioxidant activity of ethanolic extract was found by their ability to scavenge DPPH (84.51%), hydroxyl radical (48.95 %), ferryl bi-pyridyl complex (84.53%) along with the inhibition of lipid peroxidation (67.17%) at $100\;{\mu}g/ml$ concentration. The ethanolic extract also exhibited significant inhibition of superoxide anion radical generated by photochemiluminescence. Thus, the potent antioxidant activity validates the innumerable therapeutic claims of the plant in the traditional system especially its use as a Rasayana drug.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.22-25
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• 1977

Sixteen vegetable food extracts were screened for the presence of saponin with the methods of foaming test, hemolytic test and Liebermann-Burchard reaction. Six samples were found to contain saponin. The ethanal extract of six positive samples and its hydrolysates, sapogenin parts and sugar parts were applied t.l.c to detect saponin moiety.

• Proceedings of the Ginseng society Conference
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• 1974.09a
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• pp.95-100
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• 1974

The radioactive compound $squalene-H^3$ prepared from peas (Pisum sativum L.) with 5H -mevalonic acid was administered to two- and four-year-old American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium L.) Plants and cuttings in September. The $squalene-H^3$ uptake was low $(40\~86\%).$ $Squalene-H^3$ was not incorporated into the panaquilin sapogenin panaxadiol. This may be due to its poor solubility characteristics and plant absorption, or to the low specific activity. It is possible, but unknown, if any squalene was metabloized into the carbohydrate portion of the panaquilins.