| 1. | The tubers contain megharrhin, a saponin-like glucoside.
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| 2. | Saponins lower the surface tension of water allowing the formation of bubbles.
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| 3. | Steroid saponins are produced commercially from " Yucca schidigera ".
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| 4. | The drupes ( soapnuts ) contain saponins which are a natural surfactant.
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| 5. | Chemical substances in this species include saponins, flavonoids, and glucosinolates.
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| 6. | The plant contains toxic saponins, but not enough to be harmful.
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| 7. | Protocyanidins, flavonols, saponins, sapogenins, and ellagic acid are absent.
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| 8. | Quil A is still a mixture of more than 25 different saponin molecules.
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| 9. | The effect is supposed to depend on up to 17 % saponin content.
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| 10. | This suggests that some properties of saponin foams are comparable to synthetic foams.
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