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Protodioscin

from Dioscorea spp., ≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Furostanol I

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C51H84O22
CAS Number:
55056-80-9
Molecular Weight:
1049.20
UNSPSC Code:
12352212
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

Dioscorea spp.

Quality Level

200

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/C51H84O22/c1-20(19-65-45-39(60)38(59)35(56)30(17-52)69-45)9-14-51(64)21(2)32-29(73-51)16-28-26-8-7-24-15-25(10-12-49(24,5)27(26)11-13-50(28,32)6)68-48-44(72-47-41(62)37(58)34(55)23(4)67-47)42(63)43(31(18-53)70-48)71-46-40(61)36(57)33(54)22(3)66-46/h7,20-23,25-48,52-64H,8-19H2,1-6H3/t20-,21+,22+,23+,25+,26-,27+,28+,29+,30-,31-,32+,33+,34+,35-,36-,37-,38+,39-,40-,41-,42+,43-,44-,45-,46+,47+,48-,49+,50+,51-/m1/s1

InChI key

LVTJOONKWUXEFR-UEZXSUPNSA-N

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General description

Protodioscin is a steroidal saponin found in a variety of plant species. It consists of aglycone and glycone moieties and occurs as an active ingredient of the herbal aphrodisiac Tribulus terrestris used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine.

Application

Protodioscin has been used to study the inhibitory effect of fenugreek and quinoa extracts on the activity of α-amylase and pancreatic lipase under in vitro traditional conditions. It has also been used as a standard in the study to carry out the structural characterization of the steroidal saponins extracted from Smilax trinervula.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Protodioscin shows a notable inhibitory effect on digestive enzymes such as α-amylase and pancreatic lipase. It is posited to increase the levels of testosterone, luteinizing hormone, dehydroepiandrosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate along with improving libido and spermatogenesis in humans and animals. It exhibits anti-tumor activity especially against leukemia, colon cancer, and prostate cancer.
Saponin phytochemical found in asparagus. Cardioprotective and anti-hyperlipidemic agent. Cytotoxic effect against human cancer cell lines.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Ke Hu et al.
Planta medica, 68(4), 297-301 (2002-05-04)
Protodioscin (NSC-698 796) is a furostanol saponin isolated from the rhizome of Dioscorea collettii var. hypoglauca (Dioscoreaceae), a Chinese herbal remedy for the treatment of cervical carcinoma, carcinoma of urinary bladder and renal tumor for centuries. To systematically evaluate its
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Life sciences, 71(12), 1385-1396 (2002-07-20)
Tribulus terrestris (TT) has long been used in the traditional Chinese and Indian systems of medicine for the treatment of various ailments and is popularly claimed to improve sexual functions in man. Sexual behaviour and intracavernous pressure (ICP) were studied
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Ethanol extracts (EE) from fenugreek and quinoa seeds with different total content of inhibitory compounds (TIC, total saponin plus phenolic) were prepared with and without concentration of TIC (CEE -concentrated EE-, and EE, respectively). Their inhibitory activity on pancreatic lipase
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Steroid saponins are a class of naturally existing substances widely distributed in the plants of Smilacaceae. Their biological activities have been attracting the interest of scientists in the chemical field for the past few years. To our best knowledge, there

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