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. 2010 Nov 4;11(11):4417-25.
doi: 10.3390/ijms11114417.

Foam properties and detergent abilities of the saponins from Camellia oleifera

Yu-Fen Chen  1 , Chao-Hsun Yang, Ming-Shiang Chang, Yong-Ping Ciou, Yu-Chun Huang
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Foam properties and detergent abilities of the saponins from Camellia oleifera

Yu-Fen Chen et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

The defatted seed meal of Camellia oleifera has been used as a natural detergent and its extract is commercially utilized as a foam-stabilizing and emulsifying agent. The goal of this study was to investigate the foam properties and detergent ability of the saponins from the defatted seed meal of C. oleifera. The crude saponin content in the defatted seed meal of C. oleifera was 8.34 and the total saponins content in the crude saponins extract was 39.5% (w/w). The foaming power of the 0.5 crude saponins extract solution from defatted seed meal of C. oleifera was 37.1 of 0.5 SLS solution and 51.3% to that of 0.5% Tween 80 solution. The R5 value of 86.0% represents good foam stability of the crude saponins extracted from the defatted seed meal of the plant. With the reduction of water surface tension from 72 mN/m to 50.0 mN/m, the 0.5% crude saponins extract solution has wetting ability. The sebum-removal experiment indicated that the crude saponins extract has moderate detergency. The detergent abilities of the saponins from C. oleifera and Sapindus mukorossi were also compared.

Keywords: Camellia oleifera; detergency; foam; saponin; wetting.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The foam power of various solutions. Data are expressed as mean ± SD of three independent experiments. (-▼-), Crude saponins extract; (-□-), SLS; (-▵-), Tween 80.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Variation of the wetting time versus the solution concentration. Data are expressed as mean ± SD of three independent experiments. (-▼-), Crude saponins extract; (-□-), SLS; (-▵-), Tween 80.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Variation of the surface tension versus the solution concentration. Data are expressed as mean ± SD of three independent experiments. (-▼-), Crude saponins extract; (-□-), SLS; (-▵-), Tween 80.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
The percentage of sebum removed by detergents. Data are expressed as mean ± SD of three independent experiments. ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001. SLS: 0.5% sodium lauryl sulfate; Tween 80: 0.5% polyoxyethylene sorbate monooleate; Sapindus: 0.5% crude saponins extracted from Sapindus mukorossi; Camellia oleifera: 0.5% crude saponins extracted from Camellia oleifera.
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