Gypenoside Explained

Gypenosides are triterpenoid saponins and are the main active components of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, a climbing plant in the family Cucurbitaceae.[1] They have been traditionally used in herbal medicine and have been shown to be effective in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, although their mechanism of action is unknown.[2]

Gypenoside A has the chemical formula C46H74O17.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 0258-851X. 24. 3. 287–291. Lu. Kung-Wen. Chen. Jung-Chou. Lai. Tung-Yuan. Yang. Jai-Sing. Weng. Shu-Wen. Ma. Yi-Shih. Tang. Nou-Ying. Lu. Pei-Jung. Weng. Jing-Ru. Chung. Jing-Gung. Gypenosides Causes DNA Damage and Inhibits Expression of DNA Repair Genes of Human Oral Cancer SAS Cells. In Vivo. 2018-07-14. 2010-05-01. 20555000.
  2. Tanner, MA . Bu, X . Steimle, JA . Myers, PR . 1999 . The direct release of nitric oxide by gypenosides derived from the herb Gynostemma pentaphyllum . Nitric Oxide . 3 . 5 . 359–365 . 10.1006/niox.1999.0245 . 10534439 .
  3. Web site: Pubchem. Gypenoside A. 2018-07-14.

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