Meanings
nounpennogenin (uncountable)
- uncountableA particular spirostanol glycoside
The structure of compound PS 1 was determined as pennogenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside and compound PS 2 as pennogenin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside.
2015 August 22, “Pennogenyl Saponins from Paris quadrifolia L. Induce Extrinsic and Intrinsic Pathway of Apoptosis in Human Cervical Cancer HeLa Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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