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GO: Biological Process
saponin biosynthetic process
- Term ID
- GO:0016135
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- saponin anabolism
- saponin biosynthesis
- saponin formation
- saponin synthesis
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 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.
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- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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