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Cycloastragenol

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Cycloastragenol
Names
Other names Cyclogalegigenin; Astramembrangenin
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Properties
Chemical formula C30H50O5
Molar mass 490.72 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). checkverify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

Cycloastragenol is a saponin found in or derived from Astragalus/Astragalus membranaceus.

It is used as a nutraceutical (eg TAT2) and seems to moderately increase telomerase activity and proliferative capacity of both CD4 and CD8 T cells.

References

  1. TAT2 (cycloastragenol, CAS Registry no. 84605-18-5)
  2. "Cycloastragenol extends T cell proliferation by increasing telomerase activity". 2009.


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