Dioscorea zingiberensis
| Dioscorea zingiberensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. zingiberensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H. Wright[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dioscorea zingiberensis, is a species of yam, a tuberous root vegetable. It has been cultivated in China for the production of diosgenin,[1] an important pharmaceutical intermediate for the synthesis of steroid hormone.[3]
References
- 1 2 Liu, L., Dong, Y., 375 Xiu, Z., 2010. Three-liquid-phase extraction of diosgenin and steroidal saponins from fermentation of Dioscorea zingibernsis C.H. Wright. Process Biochemistry 45, 752–756.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ Wang, Y., Liu, H., Bao, J., Hong, Y., Yang, Z., Zhang, C., 2008. The saccharification–membrane retrieval–hydrolysis (SMRH) process: a novel approach for cleaner production of diosgenin derived from Dioscorea zingiberensis Journal of Cleaner Production 16, 1133-1137.
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