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Modified Steroidal Glycosides with Potential Biological Activity

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Saponins Used in Traditional and Modern Medicine

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 404))

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Saponins constitute bioactive substances of vegetal origin, having a wide variety of biological activities. Special mention should be made of their antimicrobial and fungicidal activity1,2. The general structure of such compounds may be viewed as consisting of two distinct regions, namely the polysaccharidic chain and the genin part, having a rigid steroid skeleton of the molecule which together represent the biologically active properties of such compounds.

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  1. Institute of Biological Research, Blvd.Copou 20A, Iassy, 6600, Romania

    D. Iurea & C. V. Uglea

  2. Institute of Genetics, Academy of Science, Chisinau, 2002, Moldovia

    P. K. Kintia

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, 246B Noble Research Center, 74078-0454, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

    George R. Waller

  2. Institute of Pharmaceutical Science School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734, Japan

    Kazuo Yamasaki

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Iurea, D., Uglea, C.V., Kintia, P.K. (1996). Modified Steroidal Glycosides with Potential Biological Activity. In: Waller, G.R., Yamasaki, K. (eds) Saponins Used in Traditional and Modern Medicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 404. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1367-8_11

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