Diosgenin

Diosgenin
Names
IUPAC name
(3β,25R)-spirost-5-en-3-ol
Identifiers
512-04-9 YesY
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
ChEBI CHEBI:4629 N
ChEMBL ChEMBL412437 YesY
ChemSpider 89870 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.396
EC Number 208-134-3
PubChem 99474
UNII K49P2K8WLX YesY
Properties
C27H42O3
Molar mass 414.63 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Diosgenin, a steroid sapogenin, is the product of hydrolysis by acids, strong bases, or enzymes of saponins, extracted from the tubers of Dioscorea wild yam, such as the Kokoro. The sugar-free (aglycone), diosgenin is used for the commercial synthesis of cortisone, pregnenolone, progesterone, and other steroid products.

Sources

It is present in Costus speciosus, Smilax menispermoidea, species of Paris, Aletris, Trigonella, and Trillium, and many species of Dioscorea - D. althaeoides, colletti, futschauensis, gracillima, hispida, hypoglauca, floribunda, mexicana and composita[1] nipponica, panthaica, parviflora, septemloba, and zingiberensis.[2]

Clinical uses

Diosgenin is a precursor for several hormones, starting with the Marker degradation process. This includes progesterone[3] which in turn was used in early combined oral contraceptive pills.[4] The unmodified steroid has estrogenic activity[5] and can reduce the level of serum cholesterol.[6]

Diosgenin may behave as a prodrug to progesterone.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Dioscorea mexicana information". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  2. ↑ "2950 Diosgenin". Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  3. ↑ Marker RE, Krueger J (1940). "Sterols. CXII. Sapogenins. XLI. The Preparation of Trillin and its Conversion to Progesterone". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 62 (12): 3349–3350. doi:10.1021/ja01869a023.
  4. ↑ Djerassi C (December 1992). "Steroid research at Syntex: "the pill" and cortisone". Steroids. 57 (12): 631–41. doi:10.1016/0039-128X(92)90016-3. PMID 1481227.
  5. ↑ Liu MJ, Wang Z, Ju Y, Wong RN, Wu QY (2005). "Diosgenin induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human leukemia K562 cells with the disruption of Ca2+ homeostasis". Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. 55 (1): 79–90. doi:10.1007/s00280-004-0849-3. PMID 15372201.
  6. ↑ Cayen MN, Dvornik D (1979). "Effect of diosgenin on lipid metabolism in rats" (abstract page). J. Lipid Res. 20 (2): 162–74. PMID 438658.
  7. ↑ Tucci M, Benghuzzi H (2003). "Structural changes in the kidney associated with ovariectomy and diosgenin replacement therapy in adult female rats". Biomed Sci Instrum. 39: 341–6. PMID 12724917.
  8. ↑ Hajirahimkhan, Atieh; Dietz, Birgit; Bolton, Judy (2013). "Botanical Modulation of Menopausal Symptoms: Mechanisms of Action?". Planta Medica. 79 (07): 538–553. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1328187. ISSN 0032-0943.
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