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SAPOGENIN GLYCOSIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Additives
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- saponin
1, record 1, English, saponin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- saponine 2, record 1, English, saponine
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A general term applied to two groups of plant glucosides that on shaking with water form colloidal solutions giving soapy lathers. They also have the ability to hemolyze red blood corpuscles at very great dilutions. The two groups are triterpenoid and steroid saponins, the latter being used in research on sex hormones. 3, record 1, English, - saponin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the Amazonian Indians ... cleanse their bodies and wash their clothing with plants containing saponines, compounds that foam in water. 2, record 1, English, - saponin
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sapogenin glycoside
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Additifs alimentaires
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saponoside
1, record 1, French, saponoside
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- saponine 1, record 1, French, saponine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom générique des substances glucosidiques végétales dont les solutions aqueuses moussent par agitation et sont douées de propriétés émulsionnantes. 1, record 1, French, - saponoside
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aditivos alimentarios
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Bioquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- saponina
1, record 1, Spanish, saponina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grupos de plantas glucósidas que forman soluciones coloidales que dan una espuma jabonosa. 1, record 1, Spanish, - saponina
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