Effect of the number of sugar units on the interaction between diosgenyl saponin and membrane lipids

• Main Authors: Ondevilla, Joan Candice V., Hanashima, Shinya, Mukogawa, Akane, Miyazato, Darcy Garza, Umegawa, Yuichi, Murata, Michio
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2023
• Subjects: Saponins; Diosgenin; Bilayer lipid membranes; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11479
• Institution: De La Salle University

Saponin is the main bioactive component of the Dioscorea species, which are traditionally used for treating chronic diseases. An understanding of the interaction process of bioactive saponins with biomembranes provides insights into their development as therapeutic agents. The biological effects of...