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Smilagenin Extract 1.What Is Smilagenin Extract? Smilagenin extract belongs to the class of steroidal sapogenins. These compounds originate from plant tissues in glycosidic form, known as saponins. Precisely, they derive from the roots of certain species of monocotyledonous vegetation. Saponins are anti-inflammatory compounds, which kill bacteria, fungus, harmful microbes, and cancer cells. The presence of the ketone spiro acetyl on the product’s spirostan structure has had a significant role in the industrial synthesis of cortisone and sex hormones like progesterone or testosterone. Smilagenin is a natural derivative of plant species like Smilax (Honduran sarsaparilla), Yucca, Anemarrhena, Asparagus, and Agave. Over the years, smilagenin extract has been a constituent in Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive dysfunctions. Consequently, saponin has drawn the attention of pharmaceutical and medical entities. Unlike the other steroidal sapogenins, smilagenin is an epimer with a C25 stereochemical configuration.
2.Smilagenin Extract Uses The Smilagenin extract uses include the treatment of cognitive and age-related disorders and the management of related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s syndrome, memory impairment, and dementia. Smilagenin is useful where there are deficiencies in the number of postsynaptic memory-bound receptors. For instance, this product regulates the number of M2 receptors found in the brain. Research studies show that muscarinic M2 affects the expression of certain genes of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. 1
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