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DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957834
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Inhibitory Effects of Some Steroidal Saponins on Human Spermatozoa in vitro

Yi-Fei Wang2 , Xing-Cong Li1 , Hong-Ying Yang3 , Jun-jian Wang2 , Chong-Ren Yang1
  • 1Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China
  • 2Department of Biomedicinal Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
  • 3Yunnan Family Planning Institute, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China
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1995

1995

Publication Date:
04 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

Twenty-nine C-27 steroidal saponins were tested for the inhibitory effects on human spermatozoa in vitro by means of a modified Sander-Cramer method. Twelve of them are responsible for this activity. The structure-activity relationship is discussed.

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