Chemical and biological activity of triterpene saponins from medicago species

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1159-1180

  Tava, Aldo ^a   Avato, Pinarosa ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Chemical structure; M. sativa; Medicago; Saponins

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149117898     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600101217     Document Type: Review

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