Saponinas de quinua (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): un subproducto con alto potencial biológico
Saponins of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): a by-product with high biological potential
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https://doi.org/10.15446/rcciquifa.v45n3.62043Palabras clave:
Saponinas, Chenopodium quinoa, actividad biológica, glucósidos triterpénicos (es)Saponins, Chenopodium quinoa, biological activity, triterpene glycosides (en)
Las saponinas son un tipo de metabolito secundario ampliamente estudiado por sus
reconocidas propiedades biológicas. Gran parte de las investigaciones en fitoquímica
están dirigidas a encontrar nuevas fuentes naturales de saponinas con aplicación
medicinal. La quinua (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) es una planta que ha alcanzado
un valioso reconocimiento por ser una fuente de alimentos altamente nutritivos, así
como una especie rica en saponinas triterpénicas contenidas, principalmente, en la
cáscara de las semillas. A la fecha, se han identificado alrededor de 30 saponinas derivadas
de la hederagenina y de los ácidos oleanólico, fitolacagénico y serjanico en la
planta. El consumo del grano de quinua implica la remoción de la cáscara a fin de
reducir su sabor amargo, la ingesta de niveles residuales de saponinas y la obtención
de un subproducto rico en las mismas. Esta revisión, inicialmente, ofrece una contextualización
general de las saponinas; posteriormente, recopila las características
estructurales de las saponinas identificadas en la quinua, describe el efecto del procesamiento
del grano en su contenido de saponinas y, finalmente, expone los efectos
biológicos explorados con extractos de saponinas de quinua, los cuales pueden ser
considerados como punto de partida en investigaciones futuras dirigidas al fortalecimiento
de su uso en el campo farmacéutico y/o nutracéutico.
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