单词 | saponin |
释义 | saponinsaponinen. Chemistry. A glucoside obtained from Saponaria officinalis, Quillaia saponaria, and many other plants. In modern use, any of a large class of steroid glycosides obtained from plants, which are usually toxic (esp. to fish), causing hæmolysis, and are characterized by the property of foaming in aqueous solution. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbohydrates > sugars > [noun] > glycosides > named saponin1829 neohesperidin1936 ranunculin1951 1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica v. 147 Saponine..presents the physical properties of a solution of soap. 1836–41 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 5) 1230/2 Saponin [obtained] from the Saponaria officinalis. 1884 A. Daniell Text-bk. Princ. Physics xi. 247 If a magnetic needle be so adjusted as to have its lower surface in contact with the surface of a solution of saponine, it will remain in any position in defiance of the directive force of the earth's magnetism. 1891 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 60 ii. 1531 The author [sc. R. Kobert] considers that there are a series of saponins of the general formula CnH2n–8O10, several of which are known. 1917 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 28 443 A new saponin, C24H40O14, was isolated from the rootstock of Yucca filamentosa. 1953 C. W. & E. Shoppee in E. H. Rodd Chem. Carbon Compounds II. b. xix. 1035 Saponins..are haemolytic when injected into the bloodstream of animals and therefore highly toxic intravenously but comparatively harmless when ingested. 1977 W. H. Lewis & M. P. F. Elvin-Lewis Med. Bot. ii. 19/2 The recent importance of plant steroidal compounds, especially the steroid saponins, is their suitability as cortisone and hormone precursors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829 |
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