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Isolation of Hederagenin and its Saponin from Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa)
Author(s) -
Shany S.,
Gestetner B.,
Birk Yehudith,
Bondi A.,
Kirson I.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.197200088
Subject(s) - hederagenin , chemistry , saponin , sapogenin , medicago sativa , chromatography , hydrolysate , sephadex , hydrolysis , arabinose , xylose , hedera helix , botany , food science , biochemistry , fermentation , enzyme , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
A sapogenin isolated from the acid hydrolysates of roots or tops of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) has properties and constants identical to those of hederagenin. The corresponding saponin was isolated from a mixture of alfalfa saponins by successive chromatography on Al 2 O 3 and DEAE‐Sephadex columns. Upon acid hydrolysis it yields glucose, arabinose and hederagenin, similarly to the saponin isolated from Hedera helix.