Abrus precatorius is a plant highly valued for its foods and medicinal benefits, notably due to the triterpenoid saponins that it can synthesize. The triterpenoid saponins produced are glycyrrhizin in the roots and abrusoside in the leaves. However, the yield of triterpenoid saponins in A. precatorius is low. To increase the yield, it can be induced by activating the stress condition for the…
The therapeutic benefits from the utilization of the roots and leaves saga plant have been known to Asian cultures for centuries. Numerous studies have attributed the therapeutics properties to triterpenoids, a class of secondary metabolites found in plants that are produced by the plant defense system under stressful environmental conditions. Recent study in legume model plant, lotus japon…