Evaluation of foam properties of saponin from Ilex paraguariensis A. St. Hil. (Aquifoliaceae) fruits

• Main Authors: Gizele Scotti do Canto (Author), Janine Treter (Author), Samanta Yang (Author), Gustavo Luís Borré (Author), Maria Paula Garofo Peixoto (Author), George González Ortega (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Saponins are natural compounds able to form abundant foam, a desirable quality required in some chemical, foods, cosmetic and pharmaceutical processes. Ilex paraguariensis A. St. Hil. (Aquifoliaceae) known as mate, is a South American widely cultivated specie due to the preparation of a tea-like bev...