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Figure B2-1.4: Basic aglycone (sapogenin) skeletons - steroidal<br />

Biological activities<br />

(Oleszek and Baily, 2006)<br />

Becanse they have a number of both positive and negative properties, saponins have<br />

attracted a great deal ofinterest (Shi et al., 2004). These properties include sweetness and<br />

bitterness (Kitagawa, 2002; Heng et a!., 2006), foaming and emulsifying characteristics<br />

(Price et aI., 1987), anti-nutritional effects (Fenwick et aI., 1992), pharmacological and<br />

medicinal properties (Attele et a!., 1999) as well as haemolytic properties (Oda et a!.<br />

2000; Sparg et al., 2004). One of the most researched attributes of saponins is their<br />

ability to swell and rupture erythrocytes, causing a release of the pigment haemoglobin<br />

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