racemoside

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racemoside (plural racemosides)

  1. Any of a family of nonsteroidal saponins that induces programmed cell death in Leishmania
    • 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[1], →DOI:
      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.