Influence of environmental abiotic factors on the content of saponins in plants

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-491

  Szakiel, Anna ^a   Pączkowski, Cezary ^a   Henry, Max ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Environmental influence; Saponin content; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

GINSENOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OLEANOLIC ACID; SAIKOSAPONIN A; SAIKOSAPONIN D; SAPONIN; SOYASAPOGENOL A; SOYASAPOGENOL B;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ACHYRANTHUS BIDENTATA; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; BUPLEURUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHENOPODIUM QUINOA; DIOSCOREACEAE; DOMESTICATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GINSENG; GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA; HABITAT; MEDICAGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PANAX NOTOGINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA; PLANT GROWTH; POLYGALACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 79952902223     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-010-9177-x     Document Type: Article

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