Open AccessSaponins of the genus Medicago
Author(s) -
Marian Jurzysta,
E. Nowacki
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta agrobotanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2300-357X
pISSN - 0065-0951
DOI - 10.5586/aa.1979.002
Subject(s) - saponin , interspecific competition , medicago , genus , botany , biology , thin layer chromatography , chemistry , medicago sativa , chromatography , biochemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , gene
The 24 lucerne species were investigated for their saponin content by means of the thin layer chromatography method as well as by haemolytic and fungistatic tests. Wide interspecific differences were found in the content, the chemical composition and biological activity of saponins