Saponaria officinalis

Common Names: bouncing bet, bouncingbet, bouncingbet soapweed, soapwort, sweet Betty

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

Saponin and Phenolic Composition and Assessment of Biological Activities of Saponaria officinalis L. Root Extracts.

Phytochemistry
Charalambous D et al (2024).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants13141982
PubMed:
39065509

Insulin-Mimetic Activity of Herbal Extracts Identified with Large-Scale Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy.

Neuhauser C et al (2024).
Nutrients.
DOI:
10.3390/nu16142182
PubMed:
39064624

Broadening the Scope of Sapofection: Cationic Peptide-Saponin Conjugates Improve Gene Delivery In Vitro and In Vivo.

Summary

Researchers developed a new gene delivery system using SO1861, a natural compound, to enhance transfection efficiency. This system showed improved effectiveness in cancer treatment in mice. Important for future gene therapy advancements.

GeneticsPhytochemistry
Kolster M et al (2024).
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces.
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.4c05846
PubMed:
38970470

Mutational Analysis of RIP Type I Dianthin-30 Suggests a Role for Arg24 in Endocytosis.

Schlaak L et al (2024).
Toxins (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/toxins16050219
PubMed:
38787071

Saponaria officinalis saponins as a factor increasing permeability of Candida yeasts' biomembrane.

Phytochemistry
Grzywaczyk A, Smułek W and Kaczorek E (2024).
World J Microbiol Biotechnol.
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-024-03961-9
PubMed:
38553646

Degradation of benzo [a] pyrene in the soil enhanced by soapwort: The role of soapwort and functional microbial community.

Yao D et al (2023).
J Hazard Mater.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131993
PubMed:
37423134

Modulators of diabetic neuropathy and inflammation from Saponaria officinalis: Isolation of active phytochemicals and potential mechanisms of action.

DiabetesImmunology
Raafat K and Al Haj M (2023).
J Tradit Complement Med.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtcme.2023.01.001
PubMed:
37128196

A non-polar fraction of Saponaria officinalis L. acted as a TLR4/MD2 complex antagonist and inhibited TLR4/MyD88 signaling in vitro and in vivo.

Yu GR et al (2022).
FASEB J.
DOI:
10.1096/fj.202200018RR
PubMed:
35696068

Response of Saponaria officinalis L. hairy roots to the application of TiO(2) nanoparticles in terms of production of valuable polyphenolic compounds and SO6 protein.

Phytochemistry
Hedayati A et al (2022).
Plant Physiol Biochem.
DOI:
10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.03.001
PubMed:
35276598

Novel Oleanane-Type Triterpene Glycosides from the Saponaria officinalis L. Seeds and Apoptosis-Inducing Activity via Mitochondria.

Phytochemistry
Takahashi N et al (2022).
Int J Mol Sci.
DOI:
10.3390/ijms23042047
PubMed:
35216169

Separation and Quantification of Selected Sapogenins Extracted from Nettle, White Dead-Nettle, Common Soapwort and Washnut.

Ligor M et al (2021).
Molecules.
DOI:
10.3390/molecules26247705
PubMed:
34946786

Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis L.) Extract vs. Synthetic Surfactants-Effect on Skin-Mimetic Models.

Jurek I et al (2021).
Molecules.
DOI:
10.3390/molecules26185628
PubMed:
34577098

Evaluation of spermicidal activity of saponosides from Saponaria officinalis/Caryophyllaceae, Glycyrrhizia glabra/Fabaceae and Herniaria glabra/Caryophyllaceae.

Sefrioui MR et al (2021).
Med Pharm Rep.
DOI:
10.15386/mpr-1879
PubMed:
34013196

Antibacterial and Photocatalytic Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Obtained from Chemical versus Saponaria officinalis Extract-Mediated Synthesis.

Tănase MA et al (2021).
Molecules.
DOI:
10.3390/molecules26072072
PubMed:
33916520

Surfactant addition in diesel oil degradation - how can it help the microbes?

Zdarta A et al (2020).
J Environ Health Sci Eng.
DOI:
10.1007/s40201-020-00494-9
PubMed:
33312593

Saporin from Saponaria officinalis as a Tool for Experimental Research, Modeling, and Therapy in Neuroscience.

Review
Bolshakov AP et al (2020).
Toxins (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/toxins12090546
PubMed:
32854372

Saponaria officinalis L. and Achillea millefolium L. as possible indicators of trace elements pollution caused by mining and metallurgical activities in Bor, Serbia.

Nujkić M et al (2020).
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-020-10371-5
PubMed:
32772299

Saponaria officinalis L. extract: Surface active properties and impact on environmental bacterial strains.

Smułek W et al (2017).
Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces.
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.11.035
PubMed:
27918965

Saponins from Saponaria officinalis L. Augment the Efficacy of a Rituximab-Immunotoxin.

Phytochemistry
Gilabert-Oriol R et al (2016).
Planta Med.
PubMed:
27392242

Potential of extracts from Saponaria officinalis and Calendula officinalis to modulate in vitro rumen fermentation with respect to their content in saponins.

Phytochemistry
Budan A et al (2014).
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem.
DOI:
10.1080/09168451.2014.882742
PubMed:
25036683