Saponins are a group of compounds widely distributed in the plant kingdom. Due to their
amphiphilic characteristic structure, saponins have high surface activity and self-assembly …

The awareness of sustainability approaches has focused attention on replacing synthetic
emulsifiers with natural alternatives when formulating nanoemulsions. In this context, a …

Consumer concerns about synthetically derived food additives have increased current
research efforts to find naturally occurring alternatives. This review focuses on a group of …

The influence of plant-based (gum arabic and quillaja saponin) and animal-based (whey
protein isolate, WPI) emulsifiers on the production and stability of vitamin E-fortified …

Escin belongs to a large class of natural biosurfactants, called saponins, that are present in
more than 500 plant species. Saponins are applied in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and …

Biogas contains low levels of volatile methyl siloxanes (VMS), which are responsible for
severe damage to turbines or internal combustion engines during energy recovery. In this …

This work investigates the temperature-dependent micelle formation as well as the micellar
structure of the saponin aescin. The critical micelle concentration (cmc) of aescin is …

Electrokinetic (EK) remediation can be a suitable technology for treating contaminated
dredged harbor sediment, stored on terrestrial disposal sites. Citric acid (CA) and …

Vaccine adjuvants help to enhance the immunogenicity of weak antigens. The adjuvant
effect of certain substances was noted long ago (the 40s of the last century), and since then …

Immunoadjuvant Quillaja spp. tree saponins stimulate both cellular and humoral responses,
significantly widening vaccine target pathogen spectra. Host toxicity of specific saponins …