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diosgenin
- Term ID
- CHEBI:4629
- Synonyms
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- (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 3β 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.
- References
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- cas:512-04-9
- kegg.compound:C08898
- knapsack:C00003576
- lipidmaps:LMST01080037
- patent:US3019220
- pubmed:20622501
- pubmed:21391660
- pubmed:21990007
- pubmed:22266324
- pubmed:22719792
- pubmed:22754381
- pubmed:22837815
- pubmed:22901014
- pubmed:22904823
- pubmed:23246979
- pubmed:23302635
- pubmed:23423339
- reaxys:94582
- wikipedia.en:Diosgenin
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- Resources
- CTD
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from diosgenin
Phenotype where environments contain diosgenin
Phenotype modified by environments containing diosgenin
Phenotype affecting diosgenin
Human Disease Model