Bacoside A

Chemical structure of bacoside A3, a major constituent of bacoside A

Bacoside A is a mixture of chemical compounds, known as bacosides, isolated from Bacopa monnieri.^[1] Its major constituents include the saponins bacoside A3, bacopaside II, jujubogenin isomer of bacopasaponin C, and bacopasaponin C.^[2][3] The mixture has been studied in in vitro experiments and animal models for its potential neuroprotectivity.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

References

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3. "Bacoside A, mixture of Bacoside A3, Bacopaside II, Bacopaside X and Bacopasaponin C". Sigma-Aldrich.
4. Thomas, RB; Joy, S; Ajayan, MS; Paulose, CS (2013). "Neuroprotective Potential of Bacopa monnieri and Bacoside a Against Dopamine Receptor Dysfunction in the Cerebral Cortex of Neonatal Hypoglycaemic Rats". Cellular and molecular neurobiology. 33 (8): 1065–74. doi:10.1007/s10571-013-9973-0. PMID 23975094.
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8. Anbarasi, K; Vani, G; Balakrishna, K; Devi, CS (2006). "Effect of bacoside A on brain antioxidant status in cigarette smoke exposed rats". Life Sci. 78: 1378–1384. doi:10.1016/j.lfs.2005.07.030. PMID 16226278.
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