saponin catabolic process
saponin breakdown
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saponin catabolism
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saponin degradation
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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown 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:0016139
glycoside catabolic process
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