New antifungal and cytotoxic steroidal saponins from the bulbs of an elephant garlic mutant.

doi:10.1271/bbb.62.1904

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New antifungal and cytotoxic steroidal saponins from the bulbs of an elephant garlic mutant.

Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry - 1 Oct 1998

Sata N, Matsunaga S, Fusetani N, Nishikawa H, Takamura S, Saito T

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Saponins in bulbs of a mutant of elephant garlic were investigated, and three new steroidal saponins named yayoisaponins A-C were obtained together with the known dioscin and aginoside. Their structures, including the relative stereochemistry, were elucidated by spectral data interpretation, whil...

Topics

Animals
Antifungal Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Garlic
Leukemia P388
Mortierella
Mutation
Plants, Medicinal
Saponins
Stereoisomerism
Steroids
Tumor Cells, Cultured

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