A preliminary study on the effect of germination on saponin content and composition of lentils and chick peas.
Two cultivars of chick peas (Cicer arietinum) and one cultivar of lentils (Lens culinaris) were subjected to germination in the dark for 6 days at 20 degrees C. Soyasaponin VI, also known as soyasaponin beta g, a DDMP- (2,3-dihydro-2,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one-) conjugated form of soyasaponin I, was the only saponin detected in both the unprocessed and germinated seed. No significant changes in saponin content were observed for chick peas or lentils after a 6-day germination.
Ruiz
R G
RG
Food Molecular Department, Institute of Food Research, Colney, Norwich, UK.
Price
K
K
Rose
M
M
Rhodes
M
M
Fenwick
R
R
D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012503:Saponins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D013045:Species Specificity
D012503:Saponins