pennogenyl

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pennogenin +‎ -yl

Adjective[edit]

pennogenyl (not comparable)

  1. Related to, or derived from pennogenin.
    • 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[1], →DOI:
      These species contain mainly pennogenyl and diosgenyl glycosides [2 ] which are physiologically active compounds [3, 4 ] and play an important role in the treatment of neoplasms, hemostatic disturbances, inflammation and fungal infection [5 –7 ].