diosgenin

di·os·gen·in

(dī-os'jen-in), A steroid sapogenin found in the roots of plants such as the yam; its steroid portion serves as a source from which pregnenolone and progesterone can be prepared. Synonym(s): nitogenin

diosgenin

Herbal medicine
A steroid saponin closely related to human sex hormones, corticosteroids, vitamin D and cardiac glycosides, which is present in wild yam (Dioscorea species) and Beth root (Trillium erectum). Diosgenin is used for the commercial synthesis of cortisone, pregnenolone, progesterone and other steroids.

单词	diosgenin
释义	diosgenin diosgenin (daɪˈɒsdʒəˌnɪn) na substance obtained from the yam (genus Dioscurea), used to produce cortisone, progesterone, and other steroids for use in hormone therapy diosgenin di·os·gen·in (dī-os'jen-in), A steroid sapogenin found in the roots of plants such as the yam; its steroid portion serves as a source from which pregnenolone and progesterone can be prepared. Synonym(s): nitogenin diosgenin Herbal medicine A steroid saponin closely related to human sex hormones, corticosteroids, vitamin D and cardiac glycosides, which is present in wild yam (Dioscorea species) and Beth root (Trillium erectum). Diosgenin is used for the commercial synthesis of cortisone, pregnenolone, progesterone and other steroids.
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