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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3): 274-.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb20130336

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Advances in the study of alfalfa saponin

SUN Yan1, LONG Rui-cai2, ZHANG Tie-jun2, YANG Qing-chuan2, ZHOU He1   

  1. Advances in the study of alfalfa saponin
    SUN Yan1, LONG Rui-cai2, ZHANG Tie-jun2, YANG Qing-chuan2, ZHOU He1
    (1.Institute of Grassland Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
    2.Institute of Animal Science, CAAS, Beijing 100193, China)
  • Online:2013-06-20 Published:2013-06-20

Abstract: Alfalfa contains saponin, an important group of natural bioactive secondary metabolite products in plants. The objective of this study was to gain information on alfalfa saponin, to provid data for alfalfa breeding and germplasm resource screening. Physicochemical properties, synthesis mechanisms and distribution of saponin in alfalfa are elaborated in this paper. The separation and quantitative analysis methods for alfalfa saponin are introduced. Application values of alfalfa saponin are reviewed in detail and the application prospectives for alfalfa saponins are put forward.

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