Antifungal Effects of Saponin Extract from Rhizomes of Dioscorea panthaica Prain et Burk against Candida albicans

Figure 1

HPLC profiles at 220 nm of HSE and pseudoprotodioscin (PPD). (a) HSE, (b) PPD. Peak (1) is PPD with a retention time of 18.73 minutes. Separation was performed on a Waters 2695 equipped with a 2996 photo-diode array (PDA) detector. Mobile phase: (A) 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile and (b) 0.1% formic acid in water. Flow rate: 0.2 mL/min. Column temperature: 30°C. Elution program: 0–30 min, 15%–60% A.

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