文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Zaynab, Madiha ¹ ; Sharif, Yasir ⁴ ; Abbas, Safdar ⁵ ; Afzal, Muhammad Zohaib ⁶ ; Qasim, Muhammad ⁷ ; Khalofah, Ahl ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Shenzhen Univ, Coll Phys & Optoelect Engn, Shenzhen 518060, Peoples R China

2.Shenzhen Univ, Coll Life Sci & Oceanog, Shenzhen Key Lab Marine Bioresource & Ecoenvironm, Shenzhen 518071, Peoples R China

3.Shenzhen Environm Monitoring Ctr, Shenzhen 518049, Guangdong, Peoples R China

4.Fujian Agr & Forestry Univ, Coll Plant Protect, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, Peoples R China

5.Quaid I Azam Univ, Fac Biol Sci, Dept Biochem, Islamabad, Pakistan

6.Univ Agr Faisalabad, Dept Plant Breeding & Genet, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan

7.Zhejiang Univ, Inst Insect Sci, Minist Agr, Key Lab Mol Biol Crop Pathogens & Insects, Hangzhou 310058, Peoples R China

8.King Khalid Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Biol, POB 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia

9.King Khalid Univ, Res Ctr Adv Mat Sci RCAMS, POB 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia

10.MJP Rohilkhand Univ Bareilly, Hindu Coll Moradabad, Dept Bot, Bareilly 244001, Uttar Pradesh, India

11.King Khalid Univ, Fac Sci, Unit Bee Res & Honey Prod, POB 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia

12.Chinese Acad Fishery Sci, Shenzhen Base, South China Sea Fisheries Res Inst, Shenzhen, Peoples R China

关键词： Bacteria; Insects; Secondary metabolites; Natural products; Triterpenoid

期刊名称：TOXICON （ 影响因子：3.033； 五年影响因子：2.689 ）

ISSN： 0041-0101

年卷期： 2021 年 193 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Microbial pathogens attack every plant tissue, including leaves, roots, shoots, and flowers during all growth stages. Thus, they cause several diseases resulting in a plant's failure or loss of the whole crop in severe cases. To combat the pathogens attack, plants produce some biologically active toxic compounds known as saponins. The saponins are secondary metabolic compounds produced in healthy plants with potential anti-pathogenic activity and serve as potential chemical barriers against pathogens. Saponins are classified into two major groups the steroidal and terpenoid saponins. Here, we reported the significance of saponin toxins in the war against insect pests, fungal, and bacterial pathogens. Saponins are present in both cultivated (chilies, spinach, soybean, quinoa, onion, oat, tea, etc.) and wild plant species. As they are natural toxic constituents of plant defense, breeders and plant researchers aiming to boost plant immunity should focus on transferring these compounds in cash crops.