Chemistry:Gypenoside

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Gypenosides are triterpenoid saponins and are the main active components of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, a climbing plant in the family Cucurbitaceae.[1] They have been traditionally used in herbal medicine and have been shown to be effective in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, although their mechanism of action is unknown.[2] Gypenoside A has the chemical formula C46H74O17.[3]

References

  1. Lu, Kung-Wen; Chen, Jung-Chou; Lai, Tung-Yuan; Yang, Jai-Sing; Weng, Shu-Wen; Ma, Yi-Shih; Tang, Nou-Ying; Lu, Pei-Jung et al. (2010-05-01). "Gypenosides Causes DNA Damage and Inhibits Expression of DNA Repair Genes of Human Oral Cancer SAS Cells". In Vivo 24 (3): 287–291. ISSN 0258-851X. PMID 20555000. http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/24/3/287. Retrieved 2018-07-14. 
  2. Tanner, MA; Bu, X; Steimle, JA; Myers, PR (1999). "The direct release of nitric oxide by gypenosides derived from the herb Gynostemma pentaphyllum". Nitric Oxide 3 (5): 359–365. doi:10.1006/niox.1999.0245. PMID 10534439. 
  3. Pubchem. "Gypenoside A". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/123134696.