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saponin biosynthetic process

Term Information

Accession
GO:0016135
Name
saponin biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
saponin anabolism, saponin biosynthesis, saponin formation, saponin synthesis
Alternate IDs
None
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. Source: GOC:go_curators
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0016135 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of saponin biosynthetic process (GO:0016135)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
saponin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  saponin metabolic process (GO:0016134)
saponin biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  glycoside biosynthetic process (GO:0016138)
Children of saponin biosynthetic process (GO:0016135)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
ergosteryl 3-beta-D-glucoside biosynthetic process (GO:1904463) [is_a relation] is_a  saponin biosynthetic process
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