CHEBI:4629 - diosgenin

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ChEBI Name diosgenin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:4629
Definition A sapogenin that is spirostan which is substituted by a hydroxy group at the 3β position, contains a double bond at the 5-6 position, and has R- configuration at position 25. A natural product found in Dioscorea (wild yam) species, it is used as the starting point for the commercial synthesis of a number of steroids, including cortisone, pregnenolone and progesterone.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:67838
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Formula C27H42O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 414.62060
Monoisotopic Mass 414.31340
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
SMILES [H][C@]12C[C@@]3([H])[C@]4([H])CC=C5C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]5(C)[C@@]4([H])CC[C@]3(C)[C@@]1([H])[C@H](C)[C@@]1(CC[C@@H](C)CO1)O2
Metabolite of Species Details
Dioscorea (NCBI:txid4672) Found in tuber (BTO:0001400). See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): apoptosis inducer
Any substance that induces the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms.
antiviral agent
A substance that destroys or inhibits replication of viruses.
metabolite
Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
Application(s): antineoplastic agent
A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.
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Outgoing diosgenin (CHEBI:4629) has parent hydride spirostan (CHEBI:26745)
diosgenin (CHEBI:4629) has role antineoplastic agent (CHEBI:35610)
diosgenin (CHEBI:4629) has role antiviral agent (CHEBI:22587)
diosgenin (CHEBI:4629) has role apoptosis inducer (CHEBI:68495)
diosgenin (CHEBI:4629) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
diosgenin (CHEBI:4629) is a 3β-sterol (CHEBI:35348)
diosgenin (CHEBI:4629) is a hexacyclic triterpenoid (CHEBI:70994)
diosgenin (CHEBI:4629) is a sapogenin (CHEBI:26606)
diosgenin (CHEBI:4629) is a spiroketal (CHEBI:72600)
Incoming 26-desglucoprotodioscin (CHEBI:74026) has functional parent diosgenin (CHEBI:4629)
dioscin (CHEBI:74023) has functional parent diosgenin (CHEBI:4629)
diosgenin 3-O-β-D-glucoside (CHEBI:74020) has functional parent diosgenin (CHEBI:4629)
protodioscin (CHEBI:8588) has functional parent diosgenin (CHEBI:4629)
IUPAC Name
(3β,25R)-spirost-5-en-3-ol
Synonyms Sources
(20R,25R)-spirost-5-en-3β-ol ChemIDplus
(25R)-spirost-5-en-3β-ol ChemIDplus
diosgenin UniProt
nitogenin ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00003576 KNApSAcK
C08898 KEGG COMPOUND
Diosgenin Wikipedia
LMST01080037 LIPID MAPS
US3019220 Patent
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
512-04-9 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
94582 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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Last Modified
20 November 2014