Triterpene glycosides from plants of the genus Panax

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This review examines the chemical properties of triterpene glycosides isolated from plants of the genus Panax. The trivial, abbreviated and systematic names of glycosides most commonly used at present are given.

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Vyacheslav V. Makhankov

G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, FEB RAS

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Email: mvvslav@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7885-0556

Candidate of Sciences in Chemistry, Researcher, Head of Biotechnology Laboratory PIBOC FEB RAS

Russian Federation, Vladivostok

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