Immunoadjuvant and anti-inflammatory plant saponins: Characteristics and biotechnological approaches towards sustainable production

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 857-880

  de Costa, F ^a   Yendo, A C A ^a   Fleck, J D ^b   Gosmann, G ^a   Fett Neto, A G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEEVALE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Cell culture; Immunoadjuvant; Metabolic engineering; Plant; Production; Saponin

Indexed keywords

2'' O ACETYL POLYGALACIN D; ALPHA HEDERIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARJUNGENIN; ARJUNGLUCOSIDE I; BALANIN B1; BALANIN B2; BIDESMOSIDE DERIVATIVE; COMBREGENIN; COMBREGLUCOSIDE; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESCIN; FLORIBUNDASAPONIN A; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; GINSENOSIDE RH 2; HEDERACOLCHISIDE E; HEDERACOLCHISIDE F; HEDERASAPONIN C; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; MANNIOSIDE A; PLATYCODIN; SAIKOSAPONIN A; SAIKOSAPONIN D; SAPONIN; SOYASAPONIN I; SPIROCONAZOLE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERBASCOSAPONIN; VERBASCOSAPONIN A;

ACHYRANTHES BIDENTATA; AENMONE RADDEANA; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; ASTRALAGUS MEMBRANACEUS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BUPLEURUM CHINENSE; BUPLEURUM FALCATUM; CALLIANDRA PULCHERRIMA; CHENOPODIUM QUINOA; DOLICHOS LABLAB; DOWN REGULATION; DRACAENA MANNII; DRUG ISOLATION; EAR EDEMA; EDEMA; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM; HEDERA TAURICA; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PANAX NOTOGINSENG; PAW EDEMA; PERIANDRA MEDITERRANEA; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM; PLEURISY; POLYGALA SENEGA; POLYGALA TENUIFOLIA; PULSATILLA CHINENSIS; QUILLAJA SAPONARIA; SMILAX CHINA; SOYBEAN; TRIGONELLA FOENUM; ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; PLANT CELLS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SAPONINS;

EID: 79961005165     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138955711796575470     Document Type: Article

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