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Category:GO:0016135 ! saponin biosynthetic process
name: saponin biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "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." [GOC:go_curators]
synonym: "saponin anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "saponin biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "saponin formation" EXACT []
synonym: "saponin synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0016134 ! saponin metabolic process
is_a: GO:0016138 ! glycoside biosynthetic process
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<GOterm>GO:0016135</GOterm>
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