Saponins used in traditional and modern medicine

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Proceedings of the August 1995 symposium. Contains 47 papers divided into three sections: commercial utilization and biosynthesis, inhibition of diseases of mankind, and antifungal and hemolytic activities. Topics include an overview of medicinal, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications; glycosidases that convert natural glycosides to bioactive compounds; anti-tumor-promoting activities of triterpenoid glycosides; new saponins from Vietnamese ginseng; studies on bioactive saponins from Chinese medicinal plants; new cardioactive steroid saponins from Mexican "Tribulus cistoides"; and saponin detoxification by plant pathogenic fungi.