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Rapid and unambiguous identification of saponins and sapogenins in plant extracts has always presented a challenge. Traditional approaches to the identification of saponins and sapogenins by utilizing combinations of NMR, MS and GC-MS require extensive purification and in the case of GC-MS, saponins must be converted to their corresponding sapogenins and volatile derivatives prepared. Both the extensive purification and the derivatization steps are time consuming and are known to create artifacts.
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Muir, A.D., Ballantyne, K.D., Hall, T.W. (2000). LC-MS and LC-MS/MS Analysis of Saponins and Sapogenins — Comparison of Ionization Techniques and Their Usefulness in Compound Identification. In: Oleszek, W., Marston, A. (eds) Saponins in Food, Feedstuffs and Medicinal Plants. Proceedings of the Phythochemical Society of Europe, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9339-7_4
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