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Novel Sweet-Tasting Saponins of the Cycloartane, Oleanane, Secodammarane, and Steroidal Types

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For over 15 years we have carried on an active program in the discovery and evaluation of potently sweet compounds of plant origin at the University of Illinois at Chicago (Kinghorn and Soejarto, 1986; Kinghorn and Kennelly, 1995). In the course of this project, we have examined sweet-tasting plants from many parts of the world. While these plants have often been unrelated taxonomically, several of the sweet-tasting compounds discovered have turned out to be triterpenoid and steroidal saponins. This chapter will examine the novel sweet-tasting saponins characterized in our laboratory, which comprise those based on the cycloartane, oleanane, secodammarane, and steroidal nuclei.

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  1. Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Edward J. Kennelly & A. Douglas Kinghorn

  2. Department of Pharmaceutical Botany Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

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  1. Oklahoma State Univesity, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

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Kennelly, E.J., Suttisri, R., Kinghorn, A.D. (1996). Novel Sweet-Tasting Saponins of the Cycloartane, Oleanane, Secodammarane, and Steroidal Types. In: Waller, G.R., Yamasaki, K. (eds) Saponins Used in Food and Agriculture. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 405. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0413-5_2

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