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Saponin

Known as: Steroid Saponins 
A substance found in soybeans and many other plants. Saponins may help lower cholesterol and may have anticancer effects.
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Saponins
Saponinum, saponin, glucosidal found in Quillaya, Yucca and Senega, Homeopathic preparation

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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of acidic saponins of ginseng and related plants.
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) of the glucuronide saponin (ginsenoside-Ro) and malonyl-saponins (malonyl… 
1987
1987
Reevaluation, using marker enzymes, of the ability of saponin and ammonium chloride to free Plasmodium from infected erythrocytes.
Saponin and ammonium chloride lysis have been applied for some time to the separation of erythrocyte membranes from malarial… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Metabolic and functional consequences of introducing inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate into saponin-permeabilized human platelets.
In an earlier study we reported the effect of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3] in releasing Ca2+ from highly purified… 
1985
1985
Micromolar concentrations of free calcium provoke secretion of lysozyme from human neutrophils permeabilized with saponin.
Permeabilization of human neutrophils has been accomplished by using saponin, a cholesterol complexing agent, permitting… 
1985
1985
Increase in Ca2+ permeability of intracellular Ca2+ store membrane of saponin-treated guinea pig peritoneal macrophages by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate.
Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) releases Ca2+ from the non-mitochondrial Ca2+ store site of various types of cells. To study… 
1977
1977
Immunization against Trypanosoma cruzi using killed antigens and with saponin as adjuvant.
The immunization of mice with killed epimastigotes or trypomastigotes with saponin SPL as adjuvant was challenged by inoculation… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Pharmacological studies of neutral saponins (GNS) of Panax Ginseng root.
Pharmacological studies of neutral saponins (GNS) of Panax Ginseng root, were performed. GNS showed CNS-depressant action in… 
1972
1972
Growth response of chicks and rats fed alfalfa with saponin content modified by selection.
Abstract Growth responses of chicks and rats which were fed diets containing alfalfa leaf meals made from populations selected… 
1968
1968
Clinical significance of basophil leucocytes in bronchial asthma.
Changes of basophil leucocyte counts of the peripheral blood in bronchial asthma were investigated mainly by our improved method… 
1963
1963
THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY OF STEROID SAPONINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES.
Thin layer chromatography on silica gel-gypsum was applied to steroid saponins and their derivatives such as peracetates and…