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Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Sterol 3-O-Glucosyltransferase Involved in Biosynthesis of Steroidal Saponins in Trigonella foenum-graecum

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), a pharmacologically important herb, is widely known for its antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, and anticancer effects. The medicinal properties of this herb are accredited to the presence of bioactive steroidal saponins ...
Jianghong Gao, Yehan Xu, Congkun Hua, Changfu Li, Yansheng Zhang   +4 more
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Diosgenin Biosynthesis in the Sprouts of Fenugreek as Influenced by Chitosan [PDF]

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019
Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (Fabaceae), known as Fenugreekis an annual herb, contains various secondary metabolites including steroidal saponins, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and alkaloids. This study was planned to investigate the effect of concentrations of chitosan on growth, expression of diosgenin biosynthetic genes and diosgenin accumulation ...
Do Yeon Kwon, Jae Kwang Kim, Sang Un Park   +2 more
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Bioactive Potential and Health Benefits of <i>Trigonella foenum-graecum</i> L.: A Comprehensive Review. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Trigonella foenum‐graecum seeds contain mucilaginous fiber, which will tie bile acids and lower fat absorption and cholesterol. These bioactive constituents contribute to fenugreek's antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, antinociceptive, antidiabetic, hypocholesterolemic, gastroprotective, antirheumatic, and antimicrobial activities. ABSTRACT Fenugreek seeds
Akhtar H, Ali YA, Wei CR, Albassam RS, Ahmed F, Yasmin A, Rasheed M, Naseer MS, Islam F, Zahra SM, Ndagire CT.   +10 more
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The genome of Dioscorea zingiberensis sheds light on the biosynthesis, origin and evolution of the medicinally important diosgenin saponins

Horticulture Research, 2022
Abstract Diosgenin saponins isolated from Dioscorea species such as D. zingiberensis exhibit a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities. Diosgenin, the aglycone of diosgenin saponins, is an important starting material for the production of steroidal drugs. However, how plants produce diosgenin saponins and the origin and evolution of
Li, Yi, Tan, Chao, Li, Zihao, Guo, Jingzhe, Li, Song, Chen, Xin, Wang, Chen, Dai, Xiaokang, Yang, Huan, Song, Wei, Hou, Lixiu, Xu, Jiali, Tong, Ziyu, Xu, Anran, Yuan, Xincheng, Wang, Weipeng, Yang, Qingyong, Chen, Lingling, Sun, Zongyi, Wang, Kai, Pan, Bo, Chen, Jianghua, Bao, Yinghua, Liu, Faguang, Qi, Xiaoquan, Gang, David R, Wen, Jun, Li, Jiaru   +27 more
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Exploring the medicinally important secondary metabolites landscape through the lens of transcriptome data in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.)

Scientific Reports, 2022
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is a self-pollinated leguminous crop belonging to the Fabaceae family. It is a multipurpose crop used as herb, spice, vegetable and forage.
Mahantesha B. N. Naika, Nitish Sathyanarayanan, Radha Sivarajan Sajeevan, Teerna Bhattacharyya, Pritha Ghosh, Meenakshi S. Iyer, Mahita Jarjapu, Adwait G. Joshi, K. Harini, K. Mohamed Shafi, Neha Kalmankar, Snehal D. Karpe, Bhavika Mam, Shaik Naseer Pasha, Ramanathan Sowdhamini   +14 more
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Metabolome Profiling of Eight Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) Varieties Reveals Metabolite Diversity and Variety Specific Uses

Life, 2021
The Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) is an underutilized orphan tuber crop. However, in China it has been used in traditional medicine and food for centuries due to the presence of high starch, protein, fiber, and biologically active compounds.
Xiaoxuan Zeng, Dahui Liu, Luqi Huang
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Development of a New High-Cell Density Fermentation Strategy for Enhanced Production of a Fungus β-Glucosidase in Pichia pastoris

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Traditional diosgenin manufacturing process has led to serious environmental contamination and wastewater. Clean processes are needed that can alternate the diosgenin production. The β-glucosidase FBG1, cloned from Fusarium sp.
Wancang Liu, Haibo Xiang, Haibo Xiang, Tao Zhang, Xu Pang, Jing Su, Hongyu Liu, Baiping Ma, Liyan Yu   +8 more
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Isolation and characterization of an intermediate steroid metabolite in diosgenin biosynthesis in suspension cultures of Dioscorea deltoidea cells [PDF]

Biochemical Journal, 1984
The aglycon form of the steroidal sapogenin furost −5-ene-3 beta, 22,26-triol, 3 beta- chacotrioside 26 beta-D-glucopyranoside was isolated from cell suspension cultures of Dioscorea deltoidea and its molecular structure was determined by mass spectrometry and 1H and 13C n.m.r. spectroscopy.
B, Tal, I, Tamir, J S, Rokem, I, Goldberg   +3 more
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Cloning, characterization, and expression of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase gene from Dioscorea zingiberensis

Biologia Plantarum, 2019
Diosgenin, mainly extracted from some Dioscorea species, is the most important starting material for the production of steroidal drugs. It is believed that diosgenin in Dioscorea is synthesized from isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl ...
Z. Cheng, R. Wang, J. Shen, Z. Yang, Y. Chen   +4 more
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Plant growth and diosgenin enhancement effect of silver nanoparticles in Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2017
Various methods have been used to enhance production of chemically diverse phytochemicals especially medicinal natural products. With the advancement in nanotechnology, nanoparticles have been reported to have varying impact in plant growth and ...
B. Jasim, Roshmi Thomas, Jyothis Mathew, E.K. Radhakrishnan   +3 more
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