ChEBI: Senegin III is a triterpenoid saponin isolated from Polygala senega var latifolia and has been shown to exhibit hypoglycemic activity. It has a role as a hypoglycemic agent and a plant metabolite. It is a cinnamate ester, a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid, a pentacyclic triterpenoid and a triterpenoid saponin. It is functionally related to a 4-methoxycinnamic acid. It derives from a hydride of an oleanane.
