saponin biosynthetic process
saponin anabolism
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saponin biosynthesis
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saponin formation
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saponin synthesis
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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.
GO:0016134
saponin metabolic process
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GO:0016138
glycoside biosynthetic process
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