Saponins
- Name
- Saponins
- Accession Number
- DBCAT001707
- Description
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.
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description beta-Escin An anti-inflammatory and vasoconstrictive agent indicated to treat minor muscle and joint trauma. Escin An anti-inflammatory and vasoconstrictive agent indicated to treat minor muscle and joint trauma. Ginsenoside B2 Ginsenoside B2 is under investigation in clinical trial NCT00781534 (A Clinical Trial of Ginseng in Diabetes). Ginsenoside C Not Available Ginsenoside Rb1 Ginsenosides are a class of steroid glycosides, and triterpene saponins, found exclusively in the plant genus Panax (ginseng). Ginsenosides have been the target of research, as they are viewed as... Ginsenoside Rd Ginsenoside Rd is under investigation in clinical trial NCT00815763 (Efficacy and Safety of Ginsenoside-rd for Acute Ischemic Stroke). Ginsenoside Rg1 Ginsenosides are a class of steroid glycosides, and triterpene saponins, found exclusively in the plant genus Panax (ginseng). Ginsenosides have been the target of research, as they are viewed as... Ginsenoside Rg3 Ginsenoside Rg3 is under investigation in clinical trial NCT01757366 (Safety and Efficacy of Ginsenoside Rg3 in Combination With First-line Chemotherapy in Advanced Gastric Cancer). Ginsenosides Dammarane type triterpene saponins based mainly on the aglycones, protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatriol. Smilagenin Investigated for use/treatment in alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. - Drugs & Drug Targets