saponin; triterpine glycoside
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Introduction
Saponins are triterpene glycosides, bitter-tasting usually toxic plant-derived organic chemicals with a foamy quality when agitated in water Epidemiogy:
- widely distributed but found particularly in soapwort, a flowering plant, the soapbark tree &soybeans
More general terms
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Saponin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saponin