Metabolic and functional diversity of saponins, biosynthetic intermediates and semi-synthetic derivatives

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 439-462

  Moses, Tessa ^a   Papadopoulou, Kalliope K ^b   Osbourn, Anne ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Glycoalkaloid; Plant development; Plant growth; Steroid; Structure activity relationships; Triterpenoid

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN; TRITERPENE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CELL EXPANSION; CELL FATE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; GERMINATION; HYDROPHILICITY; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PLANT TISSUE; REVIEW; SEA CUCUMBER; STEROL SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PLANT;

ANIMALS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANTS; SAPONINS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84912119801     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: 15497798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2014.953628     Document Type: Review

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