6533b857fe1ef96bd12b43bf

RESEARCH PRODUCT

Saponins as immunoadjuvants and immunostimulants

Marie-aleth Lacaille-dubois

subject

chemistry.chemical_classificationbiologyTraditional medicineQuillaja saponariaChemistrymedicine.medical_treatmentGlycosideBiological activitySimian immunodeficiency virusmedicine.disease_causebiology.organism_classificationSteroidTriterpenemedicine

description

Saponins are either triterpene or steroid glycosides widely distributed in the plant and animal kingdom and include a large number of biologically active compounds. Most of them have surface-active and cholesterol-binding properties.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8763-2_10