"Saponins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of glycoside widely distributed in plants. Each consists of a sapogenin as the aglycone moiety, and a sugar. The sapogenin may be a steroid or a triterpene and the sugar may be glucose, galactose, a pentose, or a methylpentose.
| Descriptor ID |
D012503
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.408.782
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Saponins" by people in Profiles.
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Potent antitrypanosomal triterpenoid saponins from Mussaenda luteola. Fitoterapia. 2015 Dec; 107:114-121.
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Phytochemical characterization of the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa grown in U.S.A. Nat Prod Commun. 2009 Jul; 4(7):907-10.
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Endogenous ouabain-like factor (OLF) secretion is modulated by nicotinic mechanisms in rat adrenocortical cells. Life Sci. 2004 Mar 12; 74(17):2111-28.
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Elevated blood levels of endogenous ouabain-like factor in preterm versus mature newborns at birth. Biol Neonate. 2004; 85(3):155-8.
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Triterpenoid saponins from Isertia pittieri. J Nat Prod. 2001 Dec; 64(12):1588-9.
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Saponins from Strasburgeria robusta. Fitoterapia. 2001 Jun; 72(5):591-3.
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Structure elucidation of three triterpene glycosides from the trunk of Argania spinosa. J Nat Prod. 1996 Feb; 59(2):193-5.
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Triterpenoid saponins from Mimosa pigra. J Nat Prod. 1995 Aug; 58(8):1265-9.
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Triterpenoid saponins from the root of Sideroxylon foetidissimum. Phytochemistry. 1995 Jan; 38(1):225-8.
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Mabiosides C-E: triterpenoid saponins from the bark of Colubrina elliptica. Phytochemistry. 1994 May; 36(2):445-8.