Ethno Medicines of Kolli Hills! Plants have been used in traditional medicine for several thousand years. The knowledge of medicinal plants has been accumulated in the course of many centuries based on different medicinal systems such as Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha. In India, it is reported that traditional healers use 2500 plant species and 100 species of plants serve as [...]
This article throws light upon the top five activities by triterpenoid saponins. The activities are: 1. Immunological Activity by Triterpenoid Saponins 2. Cytotoxicity and Antitumor Activity by Triterpenoid Saponins 3. Anti-Inflammatory Activity 4. Antiviral Activity 5. Other Activities. Activity # 1. Immunological Activity by Triterpenoid Saponins: Botanicals alter immune functions in mode of modulating cytokine secretion, immunoglobulin secretion, cellular co-receptor [...]
Read this article to learn about Triterpenoid Saponins. After reading this article you will learn about 1. Biosynthesis of Triterpenoid Saponins 2. Chemistry of Triterpenoid Saponins. Biosynthesis of Triterpenoid Saponins: The biosynthesis of triterpenoid saponins are initiated from mevalonic acid and further proceed via isoprenoid pathway. In Isoprenoid pathway, at first 3 isoprene units of 5 carbon atoms are [...]