Multiple choice

Which of the following are amphipathic glycosides?

  1. Polyphenols

  2. Phytosterols

  3. Alkaloids

  4. Saponins
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Explanation

Saponins is a class of chemical compounds, one of many secondary metabolites found in natural sources with saponins found in particular abundance in various plant species. Specifically, these are amphipathic glycosides grouped phenomenologically by the soap-like foaming they produce when shaken in aqueous solutions.

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