SOLUBILIZATION ABILITY OF SAPONINS OF SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS L. ROOTS

L. roots as a natural solubilizer and influence of various factors on increase ofsolubilization efficiency of micelles was studied. It is shown that saponins demonstrate linear dependence of solubility ofhydrophobic dye from concentration which is characteristic for the most surfactants. Low solubilization capacity and durationof solubilization process can be changed by increase of temperature and exposure to ultrasonic vibrations. In different fromtemperaturewhichonlyhasaweakeffectonsolubilizationefficiencyofsaponins,theultrasonicinfluenceconsiderablyreducesthe time of achievement of solubilization equilibrium and increases solubilization capacity of micelles.