“…These studies have shown that triterpene glycosides may inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungal microflora and block egg cleavage and the development of sea urchin embryos. They also suppress the proliferation of different types of human tumor cells in vitro, including leukemia P-388, KB, lymphoidal leukemia L 1210, Schabel, A-549, HT-29, Mel-28, MICF-1, IA9, CAKI-1, U-87-MG, PC-3, SK-MEL, and HCT-8 [7]. Some glycosides may induce tumor cell apoptosis in vitro [8,9,10].…”