Team reports on relationship between contents of diosgenin and brassinosteroids in Dioscorea zingiberensis

Apr 24, 2024

Diosgenin, a secondary metabolite isolated from the Dioscorea spp. plant family, is an irreplaceable and ideal starting material for the synthesis of steroid hormone drugs. Dioscorea zingiberensis is the world's most desirable and important plant source of steroid hormone drugs.