Geeldikkop was induced in a sheep by dosing it orally with a crude extract of the steroidal saponins from Tribulus terrestris. GC-MS analysis of the sheep's ruminal contents, bile, faeces and urine for free and conjugated sapogenins, revealed the general features of the metabolic pathway by which
Kleingrass (Panicum coloratum L) has been reported to cause hepatogenous photosensitization in sheep and goats in West Texas since 1973. The toxin in Kleingrass has been suspected of being a steroidal saponin as Kleingrass produced characteristic birefringent crystals similar to those produced by
Geeldikkop was induced in a sheep by oral administration of crude saponins from Tribulus terrestris. Centrifugation of the bile from this sheep gave a pale green sediment of crystalloid material which was insoluble in common organic solvents, but soluble in acetic acid. Analysis of the crystalloid
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