Open AccessIsolation and chemical characterization of saponins from lucerne seeds (Medicago media Pers.)
Author(s) -
Marian Jurzysta
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1973.014
Subject(s) - rhamnose , hydrolysate , arabinose , glycoside , glucuronic acid , xylose , galactose , chemistry , saponin , medicago sativa , medicago , polysaccharide , botany , biochemistry , biology , stereochemistry , fermentation , hydrolysis , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , gene
Saponins of lucerne seeds have been prepared by two different methods. It was found by thin-layer chromatography that these glycosides consist of at least four components with one dominant. Soyasapogenols B, C and E were identified in acid hydrolysate of these saponins and in carbohydrate moiety glucose, galactose, rhamnose, small quantity of arabinose and xylose and glucuronic acid. It was established that saponins of lucerne seeds do not haemolyse red blood cells, contrary to top, root and blossom saponins. That may be due to the lack of medicagenic acid glycosides