Saponins Used in Food and Agriculture

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Application of Saponins in Foods and Cosmetics: Saponins of Mohave Yucca and Sapindus Mukurossi ....Pages 1-11
Novel Sweet-Tasting Saponins of the Cycloartane, Oleanane, Secodammarane, and Steroidal Types....Pages 13-24
Intensely Sweet Saponin Osladin: Synthetic and Structural Study....Pages 25-36
Steroid Saponins from Fenugreek and some of their Biological Properties....Pages 37-46
Triterpene Saponins from Maté, Ilex Paraguariensis ....Pages 47-56
Studies of the Phytotoxicity of Saponins on Weed and Crop Plants....Pages 57-73
Regulatory Effects of Saponins in the Pathogenesis of Root Rots in Cereal Crops....Pages 75-82
Effect of Saponins on the Growth and Activity of Rhizosphere Bacteria....Pages 83-95
Saponins from Medicago SPP.: Chemical Characterization and Biological Activity Against Insects....Pages 97-109
The Role of Cardenolides in a Crucifer-Insect Relationship....Pages 111-121
Can Soyasaponin I and Mono- and Bi- Desmosides Isolated from Mungbeans Serve as Growth Enhancers in Mungbeans and Lettuce?....Pages 123-139
Oxygen-Radical-Scavenging Activity of DDMP-Conjugated Saponins and Physiological Role in Leguminous Plant....Pages 141-154
Alfalfa Saponins: Structure, Biological Activity, and Chemotaxonomy....Pages 155-170
Chemistry and Biological Activity of Triterpenoid Glycosides from Medicago Sativa ....Pages 171-182
Saponins and Artifacts....Pages 183-192
Triterpenoid Saponins from a Siberian Chemorace of the Thalictrum Genus....Pages 193-207
New Preparation of Triterpenoid-3-Sulfates by the Use of SO 3 -DMSO Complex....Pages 209-210
Triterpene and Steroid Saponins Isolated from Two Melilotus Species....Pages 211-222
A Novel Triterpenoid Saponin from the Leaves of Majorana Hortensis (MOENCH)....Pages 223-230
Chemiluminescence of Oxygen Radical Scavengers such as DDMP Saponins in the Presence of Radicals and Aldehyde....Pages 231-239
Herniaria Saponin B, A Novel Triterpenoid Saponin from Herniaria Fontanesii ....Pages 241-245
Steroidal Glycosides from Nicotiana Tabacum L. Seeds and their Biological Activity....Pages 247-257
Novel Microbial Transformations of Steroids....Pages 259-270
Thermal Behavior of Steroidal Glycosides....Pages 271-280
Proton and Carbon-13 NMR Studies of Steroids and Triterpenes....Pages 281-297
A Systematic NMR Approach for the Determination of the Molecular Structure of Steroidal Saponins....Pages 299-315
Application of Tandem Mass Spectral Approaches to Structural Determinations of Saponins....Pages 317-330
Structural Determination of Saponins from Mungbean Sprouts by Tandem Mass Spectrometry....Pages 331-337
Liquid Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Linked Scanning at Constant B/E LSIMS/MS for Structure Confirmation of Saponins in Medicago Sativa (ALFALFA)....Pages 339-352
Saponins from Alfalfa, Clover, and Mungbeans Analyzed by Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry as Compared with Positive and Negative Fab-Mass Spectrometry....Pages 353-364
Analysis, Heat Stability and Physiological Effects of Saponins from Oats....Pages 365-375
Biological Effects of Feed and Forage Saponins and Their Impacts on Animal Production....Pages 377-385
Effect of Quillaja Saponins on in Vitro Rumen Fermentation....Pages 387-394
Do Steroidal Saponins Have of Role in Hepatogenous Photosensitization Diseases of Sheep?....Pages 395-403
Steroidal Glycoalkaloids in Andean Potatoes....Pages 405-417
Back Matter....Pages 419-441