saponins

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005631",
  "term": "saponins",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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": [
    "sapogenin glycosides"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "glycosides",
    "desmosides",
    "ginsenosides",
    "solanine",
    "steroid saponins",
    "triterpenoid saponins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "saponinas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/saponins/"
}