OBO ID: CHEBI:4629
Term Name: diosgenin Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • (20R,25R)-spirost-5-en-3beta-ol
  • (25R)-spirost-5-en-3beta-ol
  • (3beta,25R)-spirost-5-en-3-ol
  • diosgenin
  • nitogenin
Definition: A sapogenin that is spirostan which is substituted by a hydroxy group at the 3beta position, contains a double bond at the 5-6 position, and has R- configuration at position 25. A natural product found in Dioscorea (wild yam) species, it is used as the starting point for the commercial synthesis of a number of steroids, including cortisone, pregnenolone and progesterone.
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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
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