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Bacosides are a class of chemical compounds isolated from ''
Bacosides are a class of chemical compounds isolated from ''Bacopa monnieri
''Bacopa monnieri'' is a perennial, creeping herb native to the wetlands of southern and Eastern India, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America. It is known by the common names water hyssop, waterhyssop, brahmi, thyme-leafed ...
''. Chemically, they are dammarane
Dammarane is a tetracyclic triterpene found in sapogenins (forming triterpenoid saponins) like those of ginseng ( ginsenosides: panaxatriol and protopanaxadiol). Compounds of the series were first isolated from and named after dammar resin
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-type triterpenoid
Triterpenes are a class of chemical compounds composed of three terpene units with the molecular formula C30H48; they may also be thought of as consisting of six isoprene units. Animals, plants and fungi all produce triterpenes, including squale ...
saponin
Saponins (Latin "sapon", soap + "-in", one of), also selectively referred to as triterpene glycosides, are bitter-tasting usually toxic plant-derived organic chemicals that have a foamy quality when agitated in water. They are widely distributed ...
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There are at least twelve known members of the class.
See also
*Bacoside A
Bacoside A is a mixture of chemical compounds, known as bacosides, isolated from ''Bacopa monnieri''. Its major constituents include the saponins bacoside A3, bacopaside II, jujubogenin isomer of bacopasaponin C, and bacopasaponin C. The mixture ...
References
Saponins Triterpene glycosides {{organic-compound-stub