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Immunomodulating Properties of 5,20α(R)-Dihydroxy-6α,7α-epoxy-1-oxo-(5α)-witha-2,24-dienolide and Solasodine
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Bioorganic ChemistryImmunologySecondary MetaboliteImmune SystemSteroidal LactoneRedox BiologyOxidative StressMedicinal ChemistryBiosynthesisSolasodine Inhibit ProliferationPhytopharmacologyImmunochemistrySteroid MetabolismBiochemistrySolanum NigrumImmune FunctionReactive Oxygen SpeciePharmacologyCell BiologyAnti-inflammatoryNatural SciencesPhytochemistryMedicine
5,20α (R)-Dihydroxy-6α,7α-epoxy-1-oxo-(5a)-witha-2,24-dienolide and solasodine inhibit proliferation of murine spleen cell cultures. The steroidal lactone occurs in the medicinal plants Withania somnifera and Lycium chinense. The steroidal alkaloid is contained inter alia in Solanum nigrum.