Definition of Sapogenin. Meaning of Sapogenin. Synonyms of Sapogenin

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Definition of Sapogenin

Sapogenin
Sapogenin Sa*pog"e*nin, n. [Saponin + -gen + -in.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of saponin.

Meaning of Sapogenin from wikipedia

- Sapogenins are aglycones (non-saccharide moieties) of saponins, a large family of natural products. Sapogenins contain steroid or other triterpene frameworks...
- Diosgenin, a phytosteroid sapogenin, is the product of hydrolysis by acids, strong bases, or enzymes of saponins, extracted from the tubers of Dioscorea...
- 12-deoxy-5-hydroxyphorbol-6-gamma-7-alpha-oxide, hippomanins, mancinellin, and sapogenin. Phloracetophenone-2,4-dimethylether is present in the leaves, while the...
- meters. Agave vilmoriniana has one of the highest concentrations of the sapogenin smilagenin; in parts of México, the leaves are cut and dried, and the...
- hormones such as progesterone; for example in Dioscorea wild yam the sapogenin diosgenin, in the form of its glycoside dioscin. The ginsenosides are...
- and allergic dermatitis may result. The toxic agent within the plant is sapogenin, a naturally occurring steroid. "Asparagus setaceus (****h) Jessop". Plants...
- Dioscorea nipponica, are a source for the extraction of diosgenin, a sapogenin steroid. The extracted diosgenin is used for the commercial synthesis...
- Promedrol). Synthetic steroids are synthesized from cholic acid and sapogenins obtained from cattle and plants, respectively. Methylprednisolone was...
- number of potentially pharmacologically active chemicals including the sapogenin steroid chlorogenin. Aqueous extracts of turkey berry are lethal to mice...
- evaluation of the medical properties of chinaroot. Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, is reported from S. menispermoidea. Other active compounds reported from...