caa a22 4500 445869941 CHVBK 20180317145508.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11101-010-9177-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11101-010-9177-x Influence of environmental abiotic factors on the content of saponins in plants [Elektronische Daten] [Anna Szakiel, Cezary Pączkowski, Max Henry] Saponins are a large group of secondary metabolites occurring in significant amounts in many plant species. However, the saponin content of plants is variable and it can be influenced by the surrounding environment. The local geoclimate, seasonal changes, external conditions such as light, temperature, humidity and soil fertility, as well as cultivation techniques, affect both the quantitative amount and qualitative composition of saponins. Such variation substantially impacts on the quality and properties of wild and cultivated plants exploited for pharmaceutical, nutritional and industrial applications. This review summarizes the available data on the effects of abiotic environmental factors on saponin level in plants, especially those of considerable economic importance, highlighting current problems such as the reduction in natural plant resources, over-exploitation and destruction of wild habitats, climate shifts as well as the consequences of the growing demand for plant-derived medicinal and industrial products. The need for a theoretical basis for a reasonable harvest, attempts at the domestication of wild plant species and the development of new agricultural technologies allowing high production under optimized conditions are also discussed. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010 Abiotic factors nationallicence Environmental influence nationallicence Saponin content nationallicence Seasonal variations nationallicence Szakiel Anna Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Biochemistry, University of Warsaw, ul. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland aut Pączkowski Cezary Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Biochemistry, University of Warsaw, ul. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland aut Henry Max Structure et Réactivité des Systèmes Moléculaires Complexes (SRSMC), Nancy-Université, UMR7565 CNRS-UHP, 5 rue Albert Lebrun, BP: 80403, 54001, Nancy cedex, France aut Phytochemistry Reviews Springer Netherlands 10/4(2011-12-01), 471-491 1568-7767 10:4<471 2011 10 11101 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11101-010-9177-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11101-010-9177-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Szakiel Anna Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Biochemistry, University of Warsaw, ul. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pączkowski Cezary Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Biochemistry, University of Warsaw, ul. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Henry Max Structure et Réactivité des Systèmes Moléculaires Complexes (SRSMC), Nancy-Université, UMR7565 CNRS-UHP, 5 rue Albert Lebrun, BP: 80403, 54001, Nancy cedex, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Phytochemistry Reviews Springer Netherlands 10/4(2011-12-01), 471-491 1568-7767 10:4<471 2011 10 11101 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer