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