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

• Autori principali: Gizele Scotti do Canto (Autore), Janine Treter (Autore), Samanta Yang (Autore), Gustavo Luís Borré (Autore), Maria Paula Garofo Peixoto (Autore), George González Ortega (Autore)
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• Pubblicazione: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...