Plant Saponins
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 1979
Special Issue Editor
2. Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: natural products; food functional ingredients; tea; bioactivity; health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Saponins are a large group of natural triterpene or steroid glycosides and are widely distributed in various plants. They are not only involved in the communication, defense, and sensory regulation of plants but also possess various bioactivities including anti-cancer, anti-inflammation, anti-microorganism, antioxidation, modulation of the gastrointestinal system, neuroprotection, accumulation of pollutants by plants, foaming and detergence, etc. Interest in saponins has increased over the years due to their application potentials in medicine, food, agriculture, daily chemical, and other fields.
This Special Issue welcomes original research and reviews on all aspects of plant saponins, including but not limited to: biosynthesis and chemical synthesis, extraction and isolation, chemical structure, determination methods, bioactivities, applications, and toxicity.
Dr. Bo Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- saponin
- biosynthesis
- chemical synthesis
- chemical structure
- determination
- bioactivities
- application
- toxicity
