Phytochemical studies on Astragalus root (1) - Saponins

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-46

  Ju, Sun Kim ^a   Min, Hye Yean ^a   Lee, Eun Ju ^a   Sam, Sik Kang ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astragalus membranaceus; Leguminosae; Saponin

Indexed keywords

AGLYCONE; AGROASTRAGALOSIDE I; AGROASTRAGALOSIDE II; ASTRAGALOSICE I; ASTRAGALOSIDE II; ASTRAGALOSIDE III; ASTRAGALOSIDE IV; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; ASTRAMEMBRANOSIDE A; ASTRAMEMBRANOSIDE B; AZUKISAPONIN 5 METHYL ESTER; BRACHYOSIDE B; CYCLOARALOSIDE A; CYCLOCANTHOSIDE E; CYCLOGALEGINOSIDE B; CYCLOUNIFOLIOSIDE B; ISOASTRAGALOSIDE II; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 42249083747     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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