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Steroidal sapogenins. LXI. steroidal sapogenin content of seeds

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A number of Yucca, Agave and Nolina seeds have been analyzed for steroidal sapogenins. The content of sapogenins in the seeds of several Yucca species is particularly high.

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  1. Eastern Utilization Research and Development Division, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Philadelphia 18, Pa

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Wall, M.E., Fenske, C.S. Steroidal sapogenins. LXI. steroidal sapogenin content of seeds. Econ Bot 15, 131–132 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904085

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