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GO: Biological Process
saponin metabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0016134
- Synonyms
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- saponin metabolism
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways involving saponins, glycosides of plants in which the aglycan (sapogenin) group is a terpene or steroid and the sugar group is a glucose, a galactose, a pentose, a methylpentose or an oligosaccharide. Saponins are powerful surfactant agents and membrane active; they are, hence, toxic to animals on injection. 0198547684
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- Ontology
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