The Studies of Antifungal Properties of Steroidal Saponin

  • Rojalini Samanta Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Usha Martin University, Ranchi- Jharkhand
  • Abhishek Pandey Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Himalayan University, Itanagar-Arunachal Pradesh
  • Poonam Bhardwaj Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
  • Bhupen Subba Assistant Professor, Collage of Pharmacy, Sikkim Professional University, Gangtok, Sikkim
Keywords: antifungal activity, saponins, pathogens

Abstract

We examined the efficacy of 6 steroidal sapogenins and twenty-two saponins C-27 steroidal to stop the development of four prevalent opportunistic pathogens: Aspergillus species, Cryptococcus species, and Candidaspecies. It has been revealed that the effect of antifungus of steroidal saponins' is associated type of single saccharide. Out of a total of tensteroidal compounds, four compounds entity showed activity equivalent the positive control. The cytotoxicity of these substances against mammalian cells was distinct from their antifungusinfluence. The probable Carbon-27 steroidal saponins as antifungus show the way for preclinical investigation.

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Published
2022-11-25
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Rojalini Samanta, Abhishek Pandey, Poonam Bhardwaj, & Bhupen Subba. (2022). The Studies of Antifungal Properties of Steroidal Saponin. Revista Electronica De Veterinaria, 23(4), 35 - 40. Retrieved from https://veterinaria.org/index.php/REDVET/article/view/271
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