NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2016, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (8): 1332-1336. doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2016.8.029

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Review on Enzymes and Genes Related to the Biosynthesis of Steroidal Saponins

YIN Yan1,GUAN Hong-yu2,ZHANG Xia-nan2*   

  1. 1 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Guizhou University,Guiyang 550025,China; 2School of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Capital Medical University,Beijing 100069,China
  • Online:2016-08-30 Published:2017-01-17

Abstract: Steroidal saponins are a class of secondary metabolites widely existed in plants with strong physiological activity.The biosynthetic pathway of steroidal saponins is complex and regulated by many kinds of enzymes.This paper reviewed the research progress on the biosynthetic pathway of plant steroidal saponins and its key enzymes and genes,and give a brief outlook about the research prospects.

Key words: steroidal saponins, biosynthesis, cycloartenol, glycosyltransferase, glucosidase

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