saponin biosynthetic process

Known as: saponin synthesis, saponin formation, saponin biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of saponins, glycosides of plants in which the aglycan (sapogenin) group is a terpene… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Medicago truncatula CYP716A12 is a multifunctional oxidase involved in the biosynthesis of hemolytic saponins.
Saponins, a group of glycosidic compounds present in several plant species, have aglycone moieties that are formed using… (More)
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2011
2011
Analysis of the transcriptome of Panax notoginseng root uncovers putative triterpene saponin-biosynthetic genes and genetic markers
Panax notoginseng (Burk) F.H. Chen is important medicinal plant of the Araliacease family. Triterpene saponins are the bioactive… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Triterpene functional genomics in licorice for identification of CYP72A154 involved in the biosynthesis of glycyrrhizin.
Glycyrrhizin, a triterpenoid saponin derived from the underground parts of Glycyrrhiza plants (licorice), has several… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Genomic and coexpression analyses predict multiple genes involved in triterpene saponin biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula.
Saponins, an important group of bioactive plant natural products, are glycosides of triterpenoid or steroidal aglycones… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Licorice beta-amyrin 11-oxidase, a cytochrome P450 with a key role in the biosynthesis of the triterpene sweetener glycyrrhizin.
Glycyrrhizin, a major bioactive compound derived from the underground parts of Glycyrrhiza (licorice) plants, is a triterpene… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Antioxidative and hypolipidemic effects of diosgenin, a steroidal saponin of yam (Dioscorea spp.), on high-cholesterol fed rats.
Diosgenin (a steroidal saponin of yam) has long been used as a raw material for the industrial production of steroid drugs, and… (More)
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Saponins in cereals.
Saponins are a diverse family of secondary metabolites that are produced by many plant species, particularly dicots. These… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A genomics approach to the early stages of triterpene saponin biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula.
The saponins of the model legume Medicago truncatula are glycosides of at least five different triterpene aglycones… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Effects of elicitation on the production of saponin in cell culture of Panax ginseng
This study was initiated to investigate the impacts of elicitor concentration and elicitor-adding time on the saponin synthesis… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Anti-inflammatory activity of unusual lupane saponins from Bupleurum fruticescens.
Extracts from Bupleurum fruticescens were examined for oral and topical anti-inflammatory activities. The BuOH extract proved to… (More)
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