Descriptor in English: | Saponins |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Saponinas |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Saponinas |
Descriptor in French: | Saponines |
Entry term(s): |
Saponin |
Tree number(s): |
D09.408.782 |
Scope note: | 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. |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BI biosynthesis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics GE genetics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
See also the descriptors: |
Saporins
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 12881 |
Descriptor UI: | D012503 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2018/07/02 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Carbohydrates [D09]Carbohydrates
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Saponins
- Preferred
Saponin
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0019420 |
Scope note | 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. |
Preferred term | Saponins |
Concept UI |
M0019421 |
Preferred term | Saponin |
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