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Methods of Obtaining Extracts from Hedera helix L. Leaves and Evaluation of the Total Saponins Content

  • Rodica Tatia,
  • Lucia Moldovan,
  • Isabela Tarcomnicu,
  • Anca Daniela Raiciu,
  • Adina Gavrila,
  • Ioan Calinescu and
  • Christina Zalaru

Hedera helix L. is known for its therapeutic properties, such as analgesic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant activity. It is currently known that the characteristic therapeutic effects of ivy extracts are induced by phytocompunds, such as: saponins (he...

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12 Citations
2,829 Views
13 Pages

11 June 2024

Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Mey) is known for its rich saponin compounds and tonic effects. To better utilize the medicinal value of ginseng, this study investigated the extraction process, components, free radical scavenging ability, and immunomodul...

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988 Views
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In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Tupistra chinensis Baker Total Saponins

  • Yajing Pu,
  • Lin Li,
  • Ru Wang,
  • Qiuyi Qin,
  • Jingwen Xu,
  • Limin Xiang,
  • Xiangjiu He and
  • Yihai Wang

25 August 2025

Tupistra chinensis Baker, traditionally used in southern China as a folk remedy for sore throat and pharyngitis, has long been consumed as a medicinal tea. Steroidal saponins are considered the major bioactive constituents of its rhizome, yet systema...

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35 Citations
8,993 Views
22 Pages

15 June 2015

In this study, the protective effect of the total saponins from Rosa laevigata Michx (RLTS) against liver fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rats was evaluated. The results showed that RLTS significantly rehabilitated the levels of a...

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92 Views
25 Pages

In individuals with diabetes, dysregulation of inflammatory processes hinders the progression of wounds into the proliferative phase, resulting in chronic, non-healing wounds. Total saponins from Rhizoma Panacis majoris (SRPM), bioactive compounds na...

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14 Citations
4,753 Views
18 Pages

1 November 2017

In contrast to the extensively reported therapeutic activities, far less attention has been paid to the intestinal absorption of the total saponins from Radix Ilicis Pubescentis (in Chinese Mao-Dong-Qing, MDQ). This study aimed to investigate the int...

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44 Citations
11,323 Views
18 Pages

30 May 2014

The effect of the total saponins from Rosa laevigata Michx fruit (RLTS) against acetaminophen (APAP)-induced liver damage in mice was evaluated in the present paper. The results showed that RLTS markedly improved the levels of liver SOD, CAT, GSH, GS...

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624 Views
21 Pages

5 December 2025

The abnormal barrier function of the stratum corneum is a significant characteristic of surface-active agent-induced inflammatory skin diseases, and its cause is closely related to the abnormal lipid components of the stratum corneum. Total saponins...

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7 Citations
2,635 Views
16 Pages

Sequential Release of Panax Notoginseng Saponins and Osteopractic Total Flavone from Poly (L-Lactic Acid) Scaffold for Treating Glucocorticoid-Associated Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head

  • Guiyu Feng,
  • Pingxin Zhang,
  • Jian Huang,
  • Yao Yu,
  • Fenghe Yang,
  • Xueqian Zhao,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Dongyang Li,
  • Song Sun and
  • Jinyu Li
  • + 2 authors

Glucocorticoids inhibit angiogenesis in the femoral head, which fails to nourish the bone tissue and leads to osteonecrosis. Restoring angiogenesis is not only essential for vessel formation, but also crucial for osteogenesis. Poly (L-lactic acid) (P...

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51 Citations
6,151 Views
19 Pages

Atherosclerosis is an arterial disease associated with inflammation. Hence, the discovery of novel therapeutic agents for suppressing inflammatory responses is urgent and vital for the treatment of atherosclerosis in cardiovascular diseases. The tota...

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10 Citations
3,379 Views
12 Pages

The combination of Carthamus tinctorius extract (CTE) and notoginseng total saponins (NGTS), namely, CNP, presents a synergistic effect on myocardial ischemia protection. Herein, comparative pharmacokinetic studies between CNP and CTE/NGTS were condu...

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49 Citations
8,706 Views
12 Pages

Insecticidal Activity and Insecticidal Mechanism of Total Saponins from Camellia oleifera

  • Chuanjian Cui,
  • Yunqin Yang,
  • Tianyu Zhao,
  • Kangkang Zou,
  • Chuanyi Peng,
  • Huimei Cai,
  • Xiaochun Wan and
  • Ruyan Hou

10 December 2019

Chemical pesticides are commonly used during the cultivation of agricultural products to control pests and diseases. Excessive use of traditional pesticides can cause environmental and human health risks. There are ongoing searches for new plant-deri...

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3 Citations
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13 Pages

Effect of the Total Saponins of Bupleurum chinense DC. Water Extracts Following Ultrafiltration Pretreatment on Macroporous Resin Adsorption

  • Ruihong Wang,
  • Hongbo Liu,
  • Zhishu Tang,
  • Huaxu Zhu,
  • Huan Liu,
  • Ran Guo,
  • Zhongxing Song,
  • Hongbo Xu,
  • Bo Li and
  • Yue Zhang
  • + 1 author

31 October 2024

Macroporous resin is an efficient separation technology that plays a crucial role in the separation and purification of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, the application of macroporous resins in TCM pharmaceuticals is hindered by serious f...

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23 Citations
4,953 Views
15 Pages

Total Saponins Isolated from Corni Fructus via Ultrasonic Microwave-Assisted Extraction Attenuate Diabetes in Mice

  • Shujing An,
  • Dou Niu,
  • Ting Wang,
  • Binkai Han,
  • Changfen He,
  • Xiaolin Yang,
  • Haoqiang Sun,
  • Ke Zhao,
  • Jiefang Kang and
  • Xiaochang Xue

22 March 2021

Saponins have been extensively used in the food and pharmaceutical industries because of their potent bioactive and pharmacological functions including hypolipidemic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, antiulcer and androgenic properties. A lot of sapon...

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12 Citations
2,427 Views
17 Pages

15 April 2024

Dendrobium officinale has drawn increasing attention as a dual-use plant with herbal medicine and food applications. The efficient quality evaluation of D. officinale is essential to ensuring its nutritional and pharmaceutical value. Given that tradi...

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2 Citations
2,560 Views
17 Pages

Dammarane-type saponins (DTSs) exist in various medicinal plants, which are a class of active ingredients with effects on improving myocardial ischemia and immunomodulation. In this study, a quantitative 1H NMR method of total DTSs in herbal medicine...

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68 Citations
9,112 Views
16 Pages

Variations of Saponins, Minerals and Total Phenolic Compounds Due to Processing and Cooking of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Seeds

  • Manal Mhada,
  • Mohamed Louay Metougui,
  • Khadija El Hazzam,
  • Kamal El Kacimi and
  • Abdelaziz Yasri

20 May 2020

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is a grain of great nutritional interest that gained international importance during the last decade. Before its consumption, this grain goes through many processes that can alter its nutritional value. Here we repo...

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11 Citations
2,821 Views
15 Pages

Background: Some fungal endophytes isolated from P. ginseng may present a new method of obtaining saponins. This experiment aimed to optimize the total saponin yield produced through in vitro fermentation by an endophytic fungus and analyze its sapon...

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7 Citations
3,823 Views
13 Pages

Background: Endophytes from ginseng plants may produce saponins through in vitro fermentation, and some saponins possess antioxidant activity. This study aimed to enhance the total saponin yield of an endophytic fungus isolated from wild ginseng, det...

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9 Citations
2,809 Views
18 Pages

The Synergistic Mechanism of Total Saponins and Flavonoids in Notoginseng–Safflower against Myocardial Infarction Using a Comprehensive Metabolomics Strategy

  • Meng Fang,
  • Yuqing Meng,
  • Zhiyong Du,
  • Mengqiu Guo,
  • Yong Jiang,
  • Pengfei Tu,
  • Kun Hua,
  • Yingyuan Lu and
  • Xiaoyu Guo

13 December 2022

Notoginseng and safflower are commonly used traditional Chinese medicines for benefiting qi and activating blood circulation. A previous study by our group showed that the compatibility of the effective components of total saponins of notoginseng (NS...

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13 Citations
3,106 Views
22 Pages

10 October 2023

Allochrusa gypsophiloides is a rare Central Asian species, a super-producer of triterpene saponins with pharmacological and technical value. In this work, a comparative evaluation of the in vitro culture of adventitious roots (ARs), in vitro adventit...

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4 Citations
2,962 Views
19 Pages

Induction and Suspension Culture of Panax japonicus Callus Tissue for the Production of Secondary Metabolic Active Substances

  • Siqin Lv,
  • Fan Ding,
  • Shaopeng Zhang,
  • Alexander M. Nosov,
  • Andery V. Kitashov and
  • Ling Yang

4 September 2024

Using Panax japonicus as research material, callus induction and culture were carried out, and high-yielding cell lines were screened to establish a suspension culture system that promotes callus growth and the accumulation of the “total saponi...

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12 Pages

Improving the Vanillin-Sulphuric Acid Method for Quantifying Total Saponins

  • Anh V. Le,
  • Sophie E. Parks,
  • Minh H. Nguyen and
  • Paul D. Roach

The colorimetric assay used for saponin quantification in plant extracts is subject to interference by common solvents used to extract the saponins from plant materials. Therefore, the degree of interference of ten common solvents was investigated. I...

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6 Citations
3,112 Views
12 Pages

15 November 2020

This study aims to determine the effect of different CO2 concentrations and light intensities on the growth, photosynthetic rate, and bioactive compound content of Glehnia littoralis Fr. Schmidt ex Miquel in a closed-type plant production system (CPP...

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9 Citations
2,338 Views
10 Pages

Effect of a Total Extract and Saponins from Astragalus glycyphyllos L. on Human Coronavirus Replication In Vitro

  • Anton Hinkov,
  • Venelin Tsvetkov,
  • Aleksandar Shkondrov,
  • Ilina Krasteva,
  • Stoyan Shishkov and
  • Kalina Shishkova

20 November 2023

Members of the family Coronaviridae cause diseases in mammals, birds, and wildlife (bats), some of which may be transmissible to humans or specific to humans. In the human population, they can cause a wide range of diseases, mainly affecting the resp...

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15 Citations
6,720 Views
11 Pages

Optimization of Total Saponin Extraction from Polyscias fruticosa Roots Using the Ultrasonic-Assisted Method and Response Surface Methodology

  • Le Trung Khoang,
  • Hoang Thi Thu Huyen,
  • Huynh Van Chung,
  • Le Xuan Duy,
  • Tran Quoc Toan,
  • Hoang Thi Bich,
  • Pham Thi Hong Minh,
  • Dung Thuy Nguyen Pham and
  • Tran Thien Hien

8 October 2022

Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms is commonly used for medicinal purposes in Vietnam. In traditional medicine, the plant is used to cure ischemia, reduce inflammation, and increase cerebral blood circulation. Triterpene saponins are the major chemical c...

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35 Citations
7,632 Views
16 Pages

Inhibitory Effects of Total Triterpenoid Saponins Isolated from the Seeds of the Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) on Human Ovarian Cancer Cells

  • Ling-Yan Jia,
  • Xue-Jin Wu,
  • Ying Gao,
  • Gary O. Rankin,
  • Alexa Pigliacampi,
  • Heather Bucur,
  • Bo Li,
  • You-Ying Tu and
  • Yi Charlie Chen

30 September 2017

Ovarian cancer is regarded as one of the most severe malignancies for women in the world. Death rates have remained steady over the past five decades, due to the undeniable inefficiency of the current treatment in preventing its recurrence and death....

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4 Citations
3,464 Views
12 Pages

Optimization of Subcritical Fluid Extraction for Total Saponins from Hedera nepalensis Leaves Using Response Surface Methodology and Evaluation of Its Potential Antimicrobial Activity

  • Hoang Thanh Duong,
  • Ly Hai Trieu,
  • Do Thi Thuy Linh,
  • Le Xuan Duy,
  • Le Quang Thao,
  • Le Van Minh,
  • Nguyen Tuan Hiep and
  • Nguyen Minh Khoi

27 June 2022

(1) Background: Hedera nepalensis (Araliaceae) is a recognized medicinal plant founded in Asia that has been reported to work in antioxidant, antifungal, antimicrobial, and antitumor capacities. (2) Methods: The subcritical fluid extraction of saponi...

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19 Citations
5,127 Views
14 Pages

Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Panax notoginseng Flower Saponins Quantified Using LC/MS/MS

  • Junchen Liu,
  • Yuehang Wu,
  • Wenrui Ma,
  • Hongyan Zhang,
  • Xianyao Meng,
  • Huirong Zhang,
  • Miaomiao Guo,
  • Xiao Ling and
  • Li Li

Panax notoginseng (Burk) F. H. Chen is a traditional Chinese medicinal and edible plant. However, Panax notoginseng flower (PNF) is rarely used. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the main saponins and the anti-inflammatory bioactivi...

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17 Citations
4,893 Views
18 Pages

17 September 2021

The seed pericarp of Chenopodium quinoa Willd. (quinoa) contains a mixture of triterpenoid saponins conferring undesired organoleptic properties. In this study, we evaluated saponin content and their corresponding sapogenins in 114 different quinoa a...

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9 Citations
3,101 Views
13 Pages

29 June 2022

Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae) is rich in saponins, which have multiple biological effects. In this study, the total saponins of M. charantia were extracted by high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) technology. The optimal extraction process was det...

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5 Citations
2,653 Views
14 Pages

Cytotoxicity and Chemotaxonomic Significance of Saponins from Wild and Cultured Asparagus Shoots

  • Tarik Chileh-Chelh,
  • Rosalía López-Ruiz,
  • Ana M. García-Cervantes,
  • Ignacio Rodríguez-García,
  • Miguel A. Rincón-Cervera,
  • Mohamed Ezzaitouni and
  • José L. Guil-Guerrero

18 July 2024

The shoots of Asparagus L. are consumed worldwide, although most species belonging to this genus have a restricted range, and several taxa remain unstudied. In this work, a total of four taxa from different locations were scrutinized and compared wit...

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66 Citations
7,761 Views
14 Pages

Combination Effects of Plant Extracts Rich in Tannins and Saponins as Feed Additives for Mitigating in Vitro Ruminal Methane and Ammonia Formation

  • Anuraga Jayanegara,
  • Yogianto Yogianto,
  • Elizabeth Wina,
  • Asep Sudarman,
  • Makoto Kondo,
  • Taketo Obitsu and
  • Michael Kreuzer

30 August 2020

The objective of this experiment was to test the effects of combining plant extracts rich in tannins and saponins at varying proportions on in vitro ruminal methane and ammonia formation. Tannins were extracted from Swietenia mahogani leaves and sapo...

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124 Citations
18,379 Views
17 Pages

21 January 2010

To avoid predation, holothuroids produce feeding-deterrent molecules in their body wall and viscera, the so-called saponins. Five tropical sea cucumber species of the family Holothuriidae were investigated in order to study their saponin content in t...

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189 Citations
22,036 Views

Foam Properties and Detergent Abilities of the Saponins from Camellia oleifera

  • Yu-Fen Chen,
  • Chao-Hsun Yang,
  • Ming-Shiang Chang,
  • Yong-Ping Ciou and
  • Yu-Chun Huang

4 November 2010

The defatted seed meal of Camellia oleifera has been used as a natural detergent and its extract is commercially utilized as a foam-stabilizing and emulsifying agent. The goal of this study was to investigate the foam properties and detergent ability...

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32 Citations
4,873 Views
19 Pages

177 Saponins, Including 11 New Compounds in Wild Ginseng Tentatively Identified via HPLC-IT-TOF-MSn, and Differences among Wild Ginseng, Ginseng under Forest, and Cultivated Ginseng

  • Chao-Qun Wang,
  • Li-Wei Yi,
  • Lin Zhao,
  • Yu-Zhen Zhou,
  • Fang Guo,
  • Yu-Shu Huo,
  • Da-Qing Zhao,
  • Feng Xu,
  • Xuan Wang and
  • Shao-Qing Cai

Wild ginseng (W-GS), ginseng under forest (F-GS, planted in mountain forest and growing in natural environment), and cultivated ginseng (C-GS) were compared via HPLC-DAD and HPLC-IT-TOF-MSn. A total of 199 saponins, including 16 potential new compoun...

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29 Citations
6,161 Views
14 Pages

16 December 2020

This study investigated growth and ginsenosides content of ginseng sprouts under various light spectra. One-year-old ginseng seedlings were cultivated under various light treatments including: monochromatic (red (R), green (G), and blue (B)), various...

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1 Citations
1,520 Views
16 Pages

Ginsenosides with less sugar groups, which are called minor ginsenosides, might have a greater pharmacological activity and better adsorptive ability, but their content in nature is extremely low. In this study, a strain of Penicillium fimorum with a...

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12 Citations
2,815 Views
15 Pages

Screening for α-Glucosidase-Inhibiting Saponins from Pressurized Hot Water Extracts of Quinoa Husks

  • Rong Su,
  • Jing Li,
  • Na Hu,
  • Honglun Wang,
  • Jingya Cao,
  • Xiaofeng Chi and
  • Qi Dong

29 September 2022

The present study extracted total saponins from quinoa husks with pressurized hot water extraction and optimized the extraction conditions. The response surface methodology (RSM) with a Box–Behnken design (BBD) was employed to investigate the e...

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30 Citations
6,241 Views
18 Pages

Simultaneous Determination and Quantification of Triterpene Saponins from Camellia sinensis Seeds Using UPLC-PDA-QTOF-MS/MS

  • Xuejin Wu,
  • Lingyan Jia,
  • Jiafan Wu,
  • Yawen Liu,
  • Hyunuk Kang,
  • Xiaobo Liu,
  • Pan Li,
  • Puming He,
  • Youying Tu and
  • Bo Li

22 October 2019

Saponins in the Camellia sinensis seeds have a broad spectrum of biological properties and application potentials. However, up to now, no chromatographic methods have been developed to provide full fingerprinting and quality assurance for these sapon...

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Comparison of Methods for the Extraction of Saponins from Sechium spp. Genotypes and Their Spectrophotometric Quantification

  • Fátima Azucena Rasgado-Bonilla,
  • Ramón Marcos Soto-Hernández,
  • Luis Francisco Salomé-Abarca,
  • Jorge Cadena-Íñiguez,
  • Víctor A. González-Hernández,
  • Lucero del Mar Ruiz-Posadas and
  • Sara Elisa Herrera-Rodríguez

Saponins are valuable health-promoting metabolites. The genus Sechium spp. is a valuable source of such metabolites. Unfortunately, there is no established method for the extraction of saponins from the fruits of this species. Therefore, this researc...

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19 Citations
4,278 Views
17 Pages

Molecular Cloning and Functional Identification of a Squalene Synthase Encoding Gene from Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

  • Junmei Kang,
  • Qiaoyan Zhang,
  • Xu Jiang,
  • Tiejun Zhang,
  • Ruicai Long,
  • Qingchuan Yang and
  • Zhen Wang

11 September 2019

The quality of alfalfa, a main legume forage worldwide, is of great importance for the dairy industry and is affected by the content of triterpene saponins. These natural terpenoid products of triterpene aglycones are catalyzed by squalene synthase (...

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33 Citations
12,062 Views
19 Pages

Screening for Triterpenoid Saponins in Plants Using Hyphenated Analytical Platforms

  • Bekzod Khakimov,
  • Li Hong Tseng,
  • Markus Godejohann,
  • Søren Bak and
  • Søren Balling Engelsen

24 November 2016

Recently the number of studies investigating triterpenoid saponins has drastically increased due to their diverse and potentially attractive biological activities. Currently the literature contains chemical structures of few hundreds of triterpenoid...

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4 Citations
2,496 Views
19 Pages

Camellia vietnamensis Huang is an important and famous woody oil crop with high economic value in China because of its high-quality, edible, and medicinal oil. As one of its major active components, tea saponin (triterpenoid saponin) has shown antica...

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25 Citations
7,557 Views
30 Pages

Structure, Bioactivity and Analytical Methods for the Determination of Yucca Saponins

  • Gabriel G. Jiménez,
  • Alexandra G. Durán,
  • Francisco A. Macías and
  • Ana M. Simonet

30 August 2021

Yucca is one of the main sources of steroidal saponins, hence different extracts are commercialized for use as surfactant additives by beverage, animal feed, cosmetics or agricultural products. For a deeper understanding of the potential of the sapon...

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4 Citations
2,885 Views
12 Pages

2 February 2024

Panax ginseng, a traditional Chinese medicine with a history spanning thousands of years, faces overexploitation and challenges related to extended growth periods. Tissue-cultured adventitious roots and stem cells are alternatives to wild and field-c...

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17 Citations
4,619 Views
24 Pages

Saponin Extracts Utilization as Dietary Additive in Ruminant Nutrition: A Meta-Analysis of In Vivo Studies

  • Yulianri Rizki Yanza,
  • Agung Irawan,
  • Anuraga Jayanegara,
  • Fitri Ramadhani,
  • Adib Norma Respati,
  • Ainissya Fitri,
  • Cecep Hidayat,
  • Vincent Niderkorn,
  • Adam Cieslak and
  • Ujang Hidayat Tanuwiria
  • + 2 authors

19 April 2024

The present meta-analysis aimed to determine the underlying effects of different saponins extracted from different sources on the production performance, milk yield, digestibility, rumen fermentation, blood metabolites, and nitrogen utilization of ru...

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31 Citations
6,955 Views
13 Pages

The aim of this study was to determine the mass proportion of carrot root and the effects of four various solvents (methanol, water, ethanol and hexane) on the contents of total phenolics and saponins as well as antioxidant capacity of carrot peel to...

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628 Views
24 Pages

Antiradical and Antioxidant Activity and Stimulation of Pancreatic Lipase by Extracts Obtained from Saponin-Rich Raw Materials: Experimental and In Silico Study

  • Zbigniew Sroka,
  • Karina Kapusta,
  • Klaudia Suchańska,
  • Wojciech Kołodziejczyk,
  • Beata Żbikowska,
  • Andrzej Gamian,
  • Kacper Strzelczyk,
  • Michał Gleńsk and
  • Kamil Wojciechowski

22 October 2025

The effects of saponin-rich extracts on pancreatic lipase activity were examined. Horse chestnut seed and ginseng root extracts stimulated lipase activity the most, while ivy leaf and fenugreek seed extracts had an inhibitory effect. The strongest an...

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16 Citations
3,614 Views
17 Pages

11 October 2021

Dioscorea zingiberensis is a medicinal herb containing a large amount of steroidal saponins, which are the major bioactive compounds and the primary storage form of diosgenin. The CYP72A gene family, belonging to cytochromes P450, exerts indispensabl...

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