GC-MS Characterisation of Sapogenins from Sisal Waste and a Method to Isolate Pure Hecogenin

Five steroidal sapogenins (tigogenin, neotigogenina, hecogenin, gloriogenin, and dehydrohecogenin) were characterised by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) from a hydrolysed extract of sisal waste. In addition, pure hecogenin, an important raw material for the pharmaceutical i...

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Main Authors: Jener David G. Santos, Alexsandro Branco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2014-01-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_1_1325_Santos_Branco_Sapogenins_Sisal_Waste