Meanings
plural racemosides
- Any of a family of nonsteroidal saponins that induces programmed cell death in Leishmania
Studies conducted with other types of natural compounds, such as saponin racemoside A [46 ], polyphenol curcumin [47 ], lignan yangambin [48 ] and monoterpene citral [49 ], also induced apoptosis in L.
2015 December 17, “The Effect of Ursolic Acid on Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis Is Related to Programed Cell Death and Presents Therapeutic Potential in Experimental Cutaneous Leishmaniasis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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