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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

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Author:   George R. Waller ,  Kazuo Yamasaki
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Volume:   405
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.781kg
ISBN:  

9781461380412

ISBN 10:   1461380413
Pages:   453
Publication Date:   17 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Cosmetics, Sweeteners, Herbs, And Non-Alcoholic Beverages.- Application of Saponins in Foods and Cosmetics: Saponins of Mohave Yucca and Sapindus mukurossi.- Novel Sweet-Tasting Saponins of the Cycloartane, Oleanane, Secodammarane, and Steroidal Types.- Intensely Sweet Saponin Osladin: Synthetic and Structural Study.- Steroid Saponins from Fenugreek and Some of Their Biological Properties.- Triterpene Saponins from Maté, Ilex paraguariensis.- Regulatory Effects on Crops, Viruses, Microorganisms, Weeds, and Insects.- Studies of the Phytotoxicity of Saponins on Weed and Crop Plants.- Regulatory Effects of Saponins in the Pathogenesis of Root Rots in Cereal Crops.- Effects of Saponins on the Growth and Activity of Rhizosphere Bacteria.- Saponins from Medicago Spp.: Chemical Characterization and Biological Activity against Insects.- The Role of Cardenolides in a Crucifer-Insect Relationship.- Can Soyasaponin I and Mono- and Bi- Desmosides Isolated from Mungbeans Serve as Growth Enhancers for Mungbeans and Lettuce?.- Oxygen Radical Scavenging Activity of DDMP-Conjugated Saponins and the Physiological Role In Leguminous Plants.- Alfalfa Saponins: Structure, Biological Activity, and Chemotaxonomy.- Chemistry and Biological Activity of Triterpenoid Glycosides from Medicago sativa.- Saponins and Artifacts.- Triterpenoid Saponins from a Siberian Chemorace of the Thalictrum Genus.- New Preparation of Triterpenoid-3-Sulfates by the Use of SO3-DMSO Complex.- Triterpene and Steroid Saponins from Two Melilotus Species.- A Novel Triterpenoid Saponin from the Leaves of Majorana hortensis (Moench).- Chemiluminescence of Oxygen Radical Scavengers Such as DDMP Saponins in the Presence of Radicals and Aldehyde.- Herniaria Saponin B, a Novel Triterpenoid Saponin from Hernaria fontanesii.-Steroidal Glycosides from Nicotiana tabacum L. Seeds and Their Biological Activity.- Novel Microbial Transformations of Steroids.- Thermal Behavior of Steroidal Glycosides.- Chemical Identification Using NMR and MS.- Proton and Carbon-13 NMR Studies of Steroids and Triterpenes.- A Systematic NMR Approach for the Determination of the Molecular Structure of Steroidal Saponins.- Application of Tandem Mass Spectral Approaches to Structural Determinations of Saponins.- Structural Determination of Saponins from Mungbean Sprouts by Tandem Mass Spectrometry.- Liquid Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Linked Scanning at Constant B/E/MS for Structure Confirmation of Saponins in Medicago sativa (Alfalfa).- Saponins from Alfalfa, Clover, and Mungbeans Analyzed by Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry as Compared with Positive and Negative FAB-Mass Spectrometry.- Nutritional Aspects.- Analysis, Heat Stability and Physiological Effects of Saponins from Oats.- Biological Effects of Feed and Forage Saponins and Their Impacts on Animal Production.- Effect of Quillaja Saponins on in Vitro Rumen Fermentation.- Do Steroidal Saponins Have a Role in Hepatogenous Photosensitization Diseases of Sheep?.- Steroidal Glycoalkaloids in Andean Potatoes.- Appendixes.- Appendix I: Plant Saponin Disease Network.- Appendix II: Saponin Network for Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry.- Contributors.- Indexes.- Latin Name Index.

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