Contributions

  • Waller, George R. - Contributor
  • Yamasaki, Kazuo. - Contributor
  • American Chemical Society Symposium on Saponins: Chemistry and Biological Activity (1995 : Chicago, Ill.) - Contributor

Publication

1996 - Plenum Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

151,500 words, Guess

Page Count

606 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number96029021
  • OCLC Control Number35198540
  • Better World Books9780306453939
  • Open LibraryOL990657M

Classifications

  • DDC615/.32
  • LCCRM666.S195 S27 1996
  • LCCRM300-666

Description

Proceedings of the August 1995 symposium. Contains 47 papers divided into three sections: commercial utilization and biosynthesis, inhibition of diseases of mankind, and antifungal and hemolytic activities. Topics include an overview of medicinal, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications; glycosidases that convert natural glycosides to bioactive compounds; anti-tumor-promoting activities of triterpenoid glycosides; new saponins from Vietnamese ginseng; studies on bioactive saponins from Chinese medicinal plants; new cardioactive steroid saponins from Mexican "Tribulus cistoides"; and saponin detoxification by plant pathogenic fungi.

Subjects

Topics

SaponinsChemistryCongressesGlucosidesTherapeutic useSaponins -- chemistry -- congressesSaponins -- Therapeutic use -- Congresses

Series Statement

  • Advances in experimental medicine and biology ;
  • v. 404

Other Editions

  • Saponins used in traditional and modern medicinePlenum Press1996-01-01

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