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Diosgenin Modulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Function by Regulating Cell Viability, Migration, and Calcium Homeostasis

, 2010
In this study, we compared the potencies of diosgenin, a plant-derived sapogenin structurally similar to estrogen and progesterone, on vascular smooth muscle functions ranging from contraction and migration to apoptosis.
Cornelis van Breemen, Syyong, Harley, Harley T. Syyong, Sahar Abdoli Yazdi, Navarro Dorado, Jorge, van Breemen, Cornelis, Kariminia, Amina, Boris Kuzeljevic, Jorge Navarro Dorado, Kuzeljevic, Boris, Julia T. N. Lam, Mitra Esfandiarei, Hu, Kaiji, Esfandiarei, Mitra, Abdoli Yazdi, Sahar, Kaiji Hu, Amina Kariminia, Lam, Julia   +17 more
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Diosgenin from Solanum Species

, 1969
Diosgenin from Solanum ...
Sipra Mookherjea, Rabecca Mathew
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Review on Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) and its Important Secondary Metabolite Diosgenin [PDF]

, 2018
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is a medicinal plant used worldwide since ancient times. Its use as smelling agent and spice was documented since 15th century.
Spandan CHAUDHARY, IRITI, Marcello, Surendra K. CHIKARA, Pooja Shah CHAUDHARY, Mahesh C. SHARMA, CHIKARA, Surendra K., CHAUDHARY, Pooja Shah, Marcello IRITI, CHAUDHARY, Spandan, SHARMA, Mahesh C.   +9 more
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Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis Provides Insights into PSK-α-Mediated Regulation of Diosgenin Biosynthesis in Trigonella foenum-graecum

Molecules
Diosgenin is an important steroidal sapogenin widely used for the industrial production of steroidal drugs. Phytosulfokine-α (PSK-α) is a sulfated pentapeptide hormone known to regulate plant growth, development, and stress responses.
Chuanjia Xu, Hao Zhan, Malakkhanim Mehraliyeva, Haoran Liu, Mengmeng Zheng, Changfu Li, Yansheng Zhang   +6 more
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Binding of diosgenin to α-glucosidase active pocket.

, 2014
(a) Depicts docked conformation of diosgenin with yeast alpha glucosidase (3AXI.pdb), (b) hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions from alpha glucosidase-diosgenin inhibitor complex.
Navanath Kumbhar (629096), Sougata Ghosh (499449), Boppana Ramanamurthy (629098), Dilip D. Dhavale (499460), Balu A. Chopade (499461), Vaishali S. Shinde (499458), Piyush More (499452), Pramod Markad (629094), Adersh Asok (629095), Ajay B. Patil (499455), Mahemud L. Shaikh (629097), Abhishek Derle (499450)   +11 more
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DIOSGENIN DETERMINATION OF Costus speciosus WATER EXTRACT USING HPLC METHOD [PDF]

, 2017
Costus speciosus has been reported to have biological activity among antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemia, antioxidants. One of the chemical constituents that is responsible for some of the biological activity is diosgenin.
Susanti, Hari, Sari, Ika Puspita, Subagus Wahyuono, Ratna Asmah Susidarti, Hari Susanti, Susidarti, Ratna Asmah, Ika Puspita Sari, Wahyuono, Subagus   +7 more
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Formulation And Evaluation Of Diosgenin Gel For Its In Vivo Anti-Skin Cancer Activity [PDF]

, 2023
Cancer remains a significant global health burden, spurring relentless efforts in pharmaceutical research to discover effective therapeutic interventions.
Dr. Mohit Sanduja, Ram Hari Tiwari
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Screening and Selection of a New Medium and Culture Conditions for Diosgenin Production via Microbial Biocatalysis of SYt1

Bioengineering
Diosgenin (DSG) is a phytosterol saponin mainly found in Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H. Wright. It has shown promising results in treating various diseases such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, and cardiovascular diseases.
Shiyao Han, Yiyu Zhao, Fangyuan Mou, Zhen Yang, Ningxiao Li, Mengqi Cheng, Heshaungyi Xie, Baofu Qin, Young Tang   +8 more
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Impact of Sprouting and Brachystegia eurycoma Supplementation on the Functional, Proximate Composition, and Bioactive, Antioxidant, and Enzyme‐Inhibitory Properties of Sorghum Flour

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Sprouting and Brachystegia eurycoma supplementation improved sorghum flour nutrition, antioxidant activity and enzyme inhibition for functional foods. ABSTRACT Sprouting and cereal–legume supplementation are effective strategies for improving the functional, nutritional, and nutraceutical qualities of cereal‐based flour and products.
Khadijat Oluwashola Abdulrazaaq, Emmanuel Anyachukwu Irondi, Emmanuel Oladipo Ajani   +2 more
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In vitro and in silico Evaluation of Some Natural Molecules as Potent Glutathione Reductase Inhibitors

International Journal of Secondary Metabolite, 2020
Glutathione reductase inhibitors are very popular antimalarial and anticancer agents. In this study, in vitro inhibition effects of β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, diosgenin and jervine which containing steroidal structure were determined against glutathione
Tuba Aydin
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