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Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Sapogenins
Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Terpenes > Triterpenes > Sapogenins

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Sapogenins  

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Scope note

  • The aglucon moiety of a saponin molecule. It may be triterpenoid or steroid, usually spirostan, in nature.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012502

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