Residues sugars are present in varying numbers from one to six units. The sapogenins have, however, a more complex structure, due to two groups:
1.Triterpenico;
2.Steroideo.
The core triterpene saponins (such as licorice or glycyrrhizin dell'ippocastano escin) has a pentacyclic structure 0 to 3 carbon atoms while the steroid nucleus to have a basic with 27 carbons (often the aliphatic chain is transformed into two heterocyclic rings).
In therapy, at present, the saponins of some plants is recognized anti-inflammatory activity, healing (as in licorice) and anti-edema (as in 'horse chestnut).
saponins are often used in industry for the subsequent production of steroid hormones (such as, for example, testosterone and cortisol)
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Massimo Capobianco
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