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  3. Biological functionality of soyasaponins and soyasapogenols

Biological functionality of soyasaponins and soyasapogenols

  • J Agric Food Chem. 2014 Aug 20;62(33):8247-55. doi: 10.1021/jf503047a.
Cuie Guang 1,  Jie Chen,  Shangyuan Sang,  Shuiyuan Cheng
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Affiliation

  • 1 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, People's Republic of China.
PMID: 25074337 DOI: 10.1021/jf503047a
Abstract

Soyasaponins are a group of structurally complex oleanane triterpenoids primarily found in soybeans and have diverse biological properties. The recent investigations and findings (since 2000) regarding the biological functions of soyasaponins and their aglycones, including their anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, antimicrobial, and hepato- and cardiovascular-protective activities, are herein summarized. The primary conclusion is that the use of soyasaponins and soyasapogenols in functional foods should be considered.

Keywords

anti-inflammatory; anticarcinogenic; cardiovascular; hepatoprotective; soyasapogenol; soyasaponin.

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