Saponins, classification and occurrence in the plant kingdom

Phytochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-297

  Vincken, Jean Paul ^a   Heng, Lynn ^a   de Groot, Aede ^a   Gruppen, Harry ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Classification; Oxidosqualene; Phylogenetic tree; Saponin(s); Steroids; Substituent(s); Sugar chain(s); Triterpenoid skeleton(s)

Indexed keywords

SAPONIN;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; PLANT; REVIEW;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANTS; SAPONINS;

EID: 33846219958     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.10.008     Document Type: Review

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