Aglicone of saponin dioscin. Diosgenin exists in some food supplements and herbal medicines and lowers plasma cholesterol by increasing fecal cholesterol excretion.
Form:
White to Off-White solid
Melting Point:
203-205 degrees C
Solubility:
Chloroform
Catalogue number:
010682
Size:
5g
Form:
White to Off-White solid
Alternative names:
(3b,25R)-
References:
Cayen, M., et al.: J. Lipid Res., 20, 162 (1979), Nervi, F., et al.: J. Clin. Invest., 74, 2226 (1984),