Prevention by polyhydroxysteroids and saponins of Asterina pectinifera of the desquamation of stratum corneum cells.
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Two polyhydroxysteroids and three steroidal saponins (pectiniosides A, B and C) were isolated as bioactive substances from Asterina pectinifera. These compounds inhibited the release of guinea-pig skin stratum corneum cells by 48-67% (control, 0%) at 2 mg/ml. It is suggested that the bioactivity of these compounds is connected with the remedial and preventive effects of an aqueous extract of A. pectinifera on rough human skin.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry
دوره 66 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002