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Saponins (Latin "sapon", soap + "-in", one of) are bitter-tasting,
usually toxic plant-derived
secondary metabolites. They are
organic chemicals and have...
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Quillaia contains high
concentrations of
saponins that can be
increased further by processing.
Highly purified saponins from
quillaia are used as adjuvants...
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ginseng saponins from
Panax ginseng (Chinese ginseng) and
Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng). In general, the use of the term
saponin in organic...
- with water,
owing to the
presence of a
glycoside saponin,
sometimes distinguished as
quillaia saponin. The same, or a
closely similar substance, is found...
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northern Mexico.
Unrelated plants in the
genus Sapindus produce highly toxic saponins and
share the
common name
soapberry with the
edible Canada buffaloberry...
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Momordin is one of
several saponins derived from
oleanolic acid, a triterpenoid.
These chemical compounds are
found in some
plants of the
genus Momordica...
- of
saponin,
which has
natural cleansing properties, and
therefore the
soapnut can be used as a
cleanser for hair, skin, and clothing.
These saponins are...
- laticiferous, i.e. they
contain latex, a
milky sap, and many
contain mildly toxic saponins with soap-like
qualities in
either the
foliage and/or the seeds, or roots...
- the
saponins in
quinoa treats them as mild eye and
respiratory irritants and as a low
gastrointestinal irritant. In
South America,
these saponins have...
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include sterols and cucurbitacins.
Triterpenoid saponins are
triterpenes which belong to the
saponin group of compounds,
making them
triterpenoid glycosides...
