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Saponins Used in Food and Agriculture

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. George R. Waller

    1. Oklahoma State Univesity, Stillwater, USA

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  2. Kazuo Yamasaki

    1. Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 405)

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Cosmetics, Sweeteners, Herbs, and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

    1. Application of Saponins in Foods and Cosmetics: Saponins of Mohave Yucca and Sapindus Mukurossi

      • Osamu Tanaka, Yukiyoshi Tamura, Hitoshi Masuda, Kenji Mizutani
      Pages 1-11

    2. Novel Sweet-Tasting Saponins of the Cycloartane, Oleanane, Secodammarane, and Steroidal Types

      • Edward J. Kennelly, Rutt Suttisri, A. Douglas Kinghorn
      Pages 13-24

    3. Intensely Sweet Saponin Osladin: Synthetic and Structural Study

      • Mugio Nishizawa, Hidetoshi Yamada
      Pages 25-36

    4. Steroid Saponins from Fenugreek and some of their Biological Properties

      • Yves Sauvaire, Y. Baissac, O. Leconte, P. Petit, G. Ribes
      Pages 37-46

    5. Triterpene Saponins from Maté, Ilex Paraguariensis

      • Eloir P. Schenkel, Jarbas A. Montanha, Grace Gosmann
      Pages 47-56

  3. Regulatory Effects on Crops, Viruses, Microorganisms, Weeds, and Insects

    1. Studies of the Phytotoxicity of Saponins on Weed and Crop Plants

      • Robert E. Hoagland, Robert M. Zablotowicz, Krishna N. Reddy
      Pages 57-73

    2. Regulatory Effects of Saponins in the Pathogenesis of Root Rots in Cereal Crops

      • P. K. Kintia, G. A. Lupashku
      Pages 75-82

    3. Effect of Saponins on the Growth and Activity of Rhizosphere Bacteria

      • Robert M. Zablotowicz, Robert E. Hoagland, Stephen C. Wagner
      Pages 83-95

    4. Saponins from Medicago SPP.: Chemical Characterization and Biological Activity Against Insects

      • Aldo Tava, Miriam Odoardi
      Pages 97-109

    5. The Role of Cardenolides in a Crucifer-Insect Relationship

      • J. A. A. Renwick
      Pages 111-121

    6. Can Soyasaponin I and Mono- and Bi- Desmosides Isolated from Mungbeans Serve as Growth Enhancers in Mungbeans and Lettuce?

      • G. R. Waller, C. F. Yang, L. F. Chen, C. H. Su, R. M. Liou, S. C. Wu et al.
      Pages 123-139

    7. Oxygen-Radical-Scavenging Activity of DDMP-Conjugated Saponins and Physiological Role in Leguminous Plant

      • Kazuyoshi Okubo, Yumiko Yoshiki
      Pages 141-154

    8. Alfalfa Saponins: Structure, Biological Activity, and Chemotaxonomy

      • Wieslaw Oleszek
      Pages 155-170

    9. Chemistry and Biological Activity of Triterpenoid Glycosides from Medicago Sativa

      • A. E. Timbekova, M. I. Isaev, N. K. Abubakirov
      Pages 171-182

    10. Saponins and Artifacts

      • Georges Massiot, Marie-Geneviève Dijoux, Catherine Lavaud
      Pages 183-192

    11. Triterpenoid Saponins from a Siberian Chemorace of the Thalictrum Genus

      • A. A. Semenov, V. I. Lutsky, A. S. Gromova, T. V. Ganenko, E. A. Khamidullina, N. N. Trofimova
      Pages 193-207

    12. New Preparation of Triterpenoid-3-Sulfates by the Use of SO3-DMSO Complex

      • V. I. Grishkovets, A. E. Kondratenko, V. Ya. Chirva
      Pages 209-210

    13. Triterpene and Steroid Saponins Isolated from Two Melilotus Species

      • G. V. Khodakov, Yu. A. Akimov, A. S. Shashkov, P. K. Kintia, V. I. Grishkovets
      Pages 211-222

    14. A Novel Triterpenoid Saponin from the Leaves of Majorana Hortensis (MOENCH)

      • R. N. Yadava
      Pages 223-230
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''A wealth of information...these two volumes will be immensely valuable to anyone having to deal with this difficult group of compounds.'' ---Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, from a review of Saponins Used in Traditional and Modern Medicine and Saponins Used in Food and Agriculture ''A valuable contribution to the literature.'' ---The Quarterly Review of Biology, December 1997

Editors and Affiliations

  • Oklahoma State Univesity, Stillwater, USA

    George R. Waller

  • Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

    Kazuo Yamasaki

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