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| Title: | Chemistry and in vivo profile of ent-kaurene glycosides of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni—An overview |
| Authors: | Sharma, Manishika
Thakral, Naveen Kr
Thakral, Seema |
| Keywords: | ent-kaurene glycosides
Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana
Structure-sweetness relationship
Sweeteners |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2009 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8 — A23L 1/09, A61K 36/28, A61K 127/00 |
| Abstract: | The ent-kaurene type of diterpenoid glycosides are typically the characteristics of leaves
of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, the plant with sweet leaves. Relative to sucrose, the potent
sweetness intensities of these glycosides have projected them as cost effective sucrose substitute. In
the present paper, the structural and physicochemical features of ent-kaurene glycosides of Stevia
along with an insight into the structure-sweetness relationship are presented. Despite their age-old
widespread use in several parts of the world, there still remains certain concern regarding safety
profile of these glycosides. Henceforth, the pharmacokinetic, pharmacological and toxicological
evaluation of ent-kaurene glycosides is reviewed. |
| Page(s): | 181-189 |
| ISSN: | 0972-592X |
| Source: | NPR Vol.8(2) [March-April 2009]
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