Soladulcine

Traditional use

Mechanism of Action

Characteristic saponin giving the bitter-then-sweet taste on chewing the stem; surface-active glycoside contributing membrane-permeabilising and anti-inflammatory effects

Research Notes

BittersweetWestern

Responsible for the distinctive organoleptic property (bitter followed by sweet) that gives the plant its name. Saponin-class activity (membrane permeabilisation, anti-inflammatory) inferred from class pharmacology.

Found In 1 Herb

Bittersweet

Western

3D Molecular Structure

Steroidal Saponin

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Soladulcine

Steroidal SaponinFoaming glycosides with immune-modulating effects

Representative pattern: C₂₁H₃₀O₂

Atoms

Carbon

Oxygen

Related Compounds (Steroidal Saponin)

Avenacins(1)Caulosaponin(1)Charantin(1)Neoruscogenin(1)Ophiopogonin D(1)Osladin(1)Polypodosides A & B(1)Protodioscin(1)Ruscogenin(1)Saponins (steroidal mixture)(1)Shatavarin(1)Shatavarin IV(1)

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