Abstract
Saponins occurring in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) are composed of a complicated mixture of triterpenoid glycosides1–3. According to the structure of aglycones, they can be divided into several groups: derivatives of medicagenic acid, oleanolic acid, zanhic acid, hederagenin and soyasapogenols. It is generally accepted that the structure of the aglycone determines the biological activity of glycosides although the sugar moiety can essentially modify this activity4–8. A broad spectrum of the biological properties of alfalfa saponins is attributed to the occurrence of medicagenic acid and hederagenin glycosides. They have been found to be fungistatic against many fungal strains such as:
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