saponin biosynthetic process
id: GO:0016135
name: saponin biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0016114 | terpenoid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0016129 | phytosteroid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0016134 | saponin metabolic process |
| GO:0016138 | glycoside biosynthetic process |
