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Review Article
12.
Saponin: Role in animal system -
T K Das, D Banerjee, D
Chakraborty, M C Pakhira, B Shrivastava and R C Kuhad
Vet World. 2012; 5(4): 248-254
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.201 2.248-254
Abstract
Saponins
are common in a large number of plants and plant
products. It is having important role in human and
animal nutrition. Saponins have biological role as
membrane-permeabilising, immunostimulant and
hypocholesterolaemic properties and it has found
to have significant affect growth and feed intake
in animals. These compounds have been observed to
kill protozoans, to impair the protein digestion
and the uptake of vitamins and minerals in the gut
and to act as hypoglycemic agent. These compounds
thus affect animals in both positive and negative
ways.
Keywords: Growth, Plants, Protozoa,
Saponin
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