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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...
- and
allergic dermatitis may result. The
toxic agent within the
plant is
sapogenin, a
naturally occurring steroid. "Asparagus
setaceus (****h) Jessop". Plants...
- "Studies on the
Constituents of
Fructus Momordicae II.
Structure of
sapogenin".
Shoyakugaku Z****hi (in ****anese). 103 (11): 1155–66. doi:10.1248/yakushi1947...
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Dioscorea nipponica, are a
source for the
extraction of diosgenin, a
sapogenin steroid. The
extracted diosgenin is used for the
commercial synthesis...
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hormones such as progesterone; for
example in
Dioscorea wild yam the
sapogenin diosgenin, in the form of its
glycoside dioscin. The
ginsenosides are...
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Sarsasapogenin is a
steroidal sapogenin, that is the
aglycosidic portion of a
plant saponin. It is
named after sarsaparilla (Smilax sp.), a
family of...
- NCBI NBK545428.
Masterbroek H,
Limburg H,
Gilles T, et al. (2000). "Occurrence of
sapogenins in
leaves and
seeds of
quinoa (Chenopodium
quinoa Willd.)".
Journal of...
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Dammarane is a
tetracyclic triterpene found in
sapogenins (forming
triterpenoid saponins) like
those of
ginseng (ginsenosides:
panaxatriol and protopanaxadiol)...
- Promedrol).
Synthetic steroids are
synthesized from
cholic acid and
sapogenins obtained from
cattle and plants, respectively.
Methylprednisolone was...
