Saponins

✍ Scribed by K. Hostettmann; A. Marston

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 556
• Series: Chemistry and Pharmacology of Natural Products
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is a timely incursion into the field and provides information about occurrence and distribution, structural types, isolation, analysis and structure determination of saponins. Biological and pharmacological activities are discussed, as are aspects of commerical and industrial use. Numerous examples are presented, providing a valuable source of data for the different classes of compound.