| OBO ID: GO:0016135 |
| Term Name: | saponin biosynthetic process | Search Ontology: | |
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| 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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