The biosynthetic pathway of specific steroidal compounds ... was also to find out more about the ecological role of steroidal saponins in plants," says Prashant Sonawane, describing the questions ...

Their bioactive components mainly include chlorogenic acids, flavonoids, iridoids, and triterpene saponins ... In this paper, ...

Artificial biosynthetic pathways are typically assembled and optimized progressively, from earlier to later steps. This commentary highlights the potential of an alternate regressive method for ...

Saponarioside B, a saponin triterpenoid glycoside, is a potential precursor for the synthesis of pharmaceutical adjuvants. Jo et al. have now reported its complete biosynthetic pathway.