Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Bacoside A3 is a bioactive phytochemical isolated from Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi). It is a major compoment of the extract mixture known as bacoside A. Bacoside-containing herbal remedies have proposed neuroprotective (antioxidant) actions [1-3], and antimicrobial, anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, antitumour and antiemetic effects.
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References |
1. Sekhar VC, Viswanathan G, Baby S. (2019)
Insights Into the Molecular Aspects of Neuroprotective Bacoside A and Bacopaside I. Curr Neuropharmacol, 17 (5): 438-446. [PMID:29676230] |
2. Sharma S, Sonkar K, Singh V et al.. (2021)
Bacosides: a pharmaceutically important compound. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, 91: 753–759. DOI: 10.1007/s40011-021-01289-0 |
3. Thomas RB, Joy S, Ajayan MS, Paulose CS. (2013)
Neuroprotective potential of Bacopa monnieri and Bacoside A against dopamine receptor dysfunction in the cerebral cortex of neonatal hypoglycaemic rats. Cell Mol Neurobiol, 33 (8): 1065-74. [PMID:23975094] |