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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D012503
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D012503
Preferred Name

Saponins

Definitions
A type of glycoside widely distributed in plants. Each consists of a sapogenin as the aglycone moiety, and a sugar. The sapogenin may be a steroid or a triterpene and the sugar may be glucose, galactose, a pentose, or a methylpentose.
Synonyms
Saponin
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