Diosgenin

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Size	Price	Stock	Quantity
250 g	$249	In stock

Category

Steroids

Cat.No.

NP6077

CAS

512-04-9

Product Name

Diosgenin

Structure

Product Details

Description

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. Diosgenin is an important medicine for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, leukemia, encephalitis, skin diseases and tumors.

Synonyms

(3β,25R)-spirost-5-en-3-ol; 3β-hydroxy-5-spirostenenitogenin; Nitogenin; Spirost-5-en-3-ol, (3b,25R)-; (20R,25R)-Spirost-5-en-3beta-ol; (3beta,25R)-spirost-5-en-3-ol

IUPAC Name

(1S,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-16-ol

Molecular Weight

414.62

Molecular Formula

C27H42O3

Canonical SMILES

CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)OC1

InChI

InChI=1S/C27H42O3/c1-16-7-12-27(29-15-16)17(2)24-23(30-27)14-22-20-6-5-18-13-19(28)8-10-25(18,3)21(20)9-11-26(22,24)4/h5,16-17,19-24,28H,6-15H2,1-4H3/t16-,17+,19+,20-,21+,22+,23+,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1

InChIKey

WQLVFSAGQJTQCK-VKROHFNGSA-N

Boiling Point

473.46°C at 760 mmHg

Melting Point

206-212°C

Purity

>98%

Density

1.0483 g/cm3

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