The genome of Dioscorea zingiberensis sheds light on the biosynthesis, origin and evolution of the medicinally important diosgenin saponins
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DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac165
Abstract: Abstract Diosgenin saponins isolated from Dioscorea species such as D. zingiberensis exhibit a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities. Diosgenin, the aglycone of diosgenin saponins, is an important starting material for the production of steroidal drugs.… read more here.
Keywords: zingiberensis; origin evolution; diosgenin; dioscorea species ... See more keywords
Complete Chloroplast Genome of Four Thai Native Dioscorea Species: Structural, Comparative and Phylogenetic Analyses
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DOI: 10.3390/genes14030703
Abstract: The chloroplast genomes of Dioscorea brevipetiolata, D. depauperata, D. glabra, and D. pyrifolia are 153,370–153,503 bp in size. A total of 113 genes were predicted, including 79 protein-coding sequences (CDS), 30 tRNA, and four rRNA… read more here.
Keywords: complete chloroplast; four thai; genome four; dioscorea species ... See more keywords