RT journal article
T1 Structure, Bioactivity and Analytical Methods for the Determination of Yucca Saponins
A1 García Jiménez, Gabriel
A1 García Durán, Alexandra
A1 Macías Domínguez, Francisco Antonio
A1 Simonet Morales, Ana María
A2 Química Orgánica
K1 saponin
K1 Yucca
K1 steroidal
K1 spirostanic glycoside
K1 bioactivity
K1 analytical methods
AB Yucca is one of the main sources of steroidal saponins, hence different extracts are commercializedfor use as surfactant additives by beverage, animal feed, cosmetics or agricultural products.For a deeper understanding of the potential of the saponins that can be found in this genus, anexhaustive review of the structural characteristics, bioactivities and analytical methods that can beused with these compounds has been carried out, since there are no recent reviews on the matter.Thus, a total of 108 saponins from eight species of the genus Yucca have been described. Out of these,the bioactivity of 68 saponins derived from the isolation of Yucca or other genera has been evaluated.Regarding the evaluation and quality control of the saponins from this genus LC-MS technique is themost often used. Nevertheless, the development of methods for their routine analysis in commercialpreparations are needed. Moreover, most of the studies found in the literature have been carriedout on Y. schidigera extract, since is the most often used for commercial purposes. Only eight of the50 species that belong to this genus have been studied, which clearly indicates that the identificationof saponins present in Yucca genus is still an unresolved question.
PB MDPI
SN 1420-3049
YR 2021
FD 2021-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25787
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25787
LA eng
NO This work was financially supported by the 'Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad' (Project AGL2017-88083-R), Spain.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 05-nov-2026