Six new steroidal saponins have been isolated from the fresh bulbs of Camassia cusickii. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analysis and some chemical transformations to be (25R)-5 alph...
Phytochemical analysis of the bulbs of Camassia leichtlinii (Liliaceae) resulted in the isolation of six new spirostanol saponins, a new furostanol saponin, a cholestane glucoside, and four known ster...
Five steroidal saponins from Camassia leichtlinii showed higher cytotoxicity against human oral squamous cell carcinoma cells HSC-2, as compared to normal human gingival fibroblasts HGF. The tumor spe...
Recent human activities have spread numerous plant species across the globe, yet it is unclear to what degree historical human activities influenced plant dispersal. In western North America, Camassia...