Description
Protodioscin is a steroidal saponin found in a variety of plant species. It consists of aglycone and glycone moieties and occurs as an active ingredient of the herbal aphrodisiacTribulus terrestrisused in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine.Protodioscin has been used to study the inhibitory effect of fenugreek and quinoa extracts on the activity of α-amylase and pancreatic lipase underin vitrotraditional conditions. It has also been used as a standard in the study to carry out the structural characterization of the steroidal saponins extracted fromSmilax trinervula