Home >  Term: saponins
saponins

Sapogenin glycosides. A type of glycoside widely distributed in plants. Each consists of a sapogenin as the aglycon 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. Sapogenins are poisonous towards the lower forms of life and are powerful hemolytics when injected into the blood stream able to dissolve red blood cells at even extreme dilutions.

0 0

Penulis

  • Elsa Cadena
  •  (Platinum) 4947 poin
  • 100% positive feedback
© 2024 CSOFT International, Ltd.