Showing chemical card for Theasaponin C1 (CFc000281594)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-14 03:33:08 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000281594
Molecule Identification
Common Name
Theasaponin C1
Definition
Theasaponin c1 is slightly soluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Theasaponin c1 can be found in tea, which makes theasaponin c1 a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triterpene saponins. These are glycosylated derivatives of triterpene sapogenins. The sapogenin moiety backbone is usually based on the oleanane, ursane, taraxastane, bauerane, lanostane, lupeol, lupane, dammarane, cycloartane, friedelane, hopane, 9b,19-cyclo-lanostane, cycloartane, or cycloartanol skeleton.