Analysis of the saponin isolated from the latex of Sapium biloculare (Wats.) Pax (Euphorbiaceae)

Hydrolysis of a saponin from the latex of Sapium biloculare (Wats.) Pax yielded the corresponding sapogenin and xylose. The structure of the sapogenin was established by spectroscopy. A bioassay was carried out to ascertain the effect of the sapogenin on "Guppy" fish. n. Del latex de Sapium biloculare (Wats.) Pax se obtuvo una saponina, de cuya hidrOlisis se obtuvo la correspondiente sapogenina y xilosa. La estructura de la sapogenina se determine por espectroscopia y su efecto sobre peces Guppy", mediante un bioensayo.