Saponins

by A. Marston and K. Hostettmann

Book Overview

This is the first comprehensive monograph to look in depth at saponins. Saponins are glycosides of triterpenes, steroids or steroid alkaloids which have a very wide distribution in plants and some marine organisms. Their biological activity includes haemolysis and fish poisoning, and the steroid saponins are essential for the manufacture of oral contraceptives and sex hormones. Saponins have also been exploited commercially as soap substitutes and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521020174
• ISBN13: 9780521020176
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 564 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"