Ginsenosides are a series of glycosylated triterpenoids which belong to protopanaxadiol
(PPD)-, protopanaxatriol (PPT)-, ocotillol (OCT)-and oleanane (OA)-type saponins known as …

Triterpenoids are among the most assorted class of specialized metabolites found in all the
taxa of living organisms. Triterpenoids are the leading active ingredients sourced from plant …

Horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis) is an important medicinal tree that contains various
bioactive compounds, such as aescin, barrigenol-type triterpenoid saponins (BAT), and …

Diosgenin is a spiroketal steroidal natural product extracted from plants and used as the
single most important precursor for the world steroid hormone industry. The sporadic …

Triterpenoid saponins are specialised metabolites distributed widely in the plant kingdom
that consist of one or more sugar moieties attached to triterpenoid aglycones. Despite the …

Triterpenoid saponins are naturally occurring structurally diverse glycosides of triterpenes
that are widely distributed among plant species. Great interest has been expressed by …

The saponins are a diverse class of natural products, with a broad scale distribution across
different plant species. Chemically characterized as triterpenoid glycosides, they posses a …

Plants are an excellent source of drug leads. However availability is limited by access to
source species, low abundance and recalcitrance to chemical synthesis. Although plant …

The systematic separation strategy has long and widely been applied in the research and
development of herbal medicines. However, the pharmacological effects of many bioactive …

Chinese liquorice/licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) is a leguminous plant species whose roots
and rhizomes have been widely used as a herbal medicine and natural sweetener. Whole …