Chemical and Biological Characterization of Oleanane Triterpenoids from Soy.docVIP

Molecules 2009, 14, 2959-2975; doi:10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Review Chemical and Biological Characterization of Oleanane Triterpenoids from Soy Wei Zhang and David G. Popovich * Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Science Drive 4, 117543, Singapore * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: chmpdg@.sg; Tel.: +65- 6516 4695, Fax: +65- 6775 7895 Received: 24 June 2009; in revised form: 21 July 2009 / Accepted: 6 August 2009 / Published: 10 August 2009 Abstract: Soyasaponins are a group