Therapeutic Potential of Diosgenin and Its Major Derivatives against Neurological Diseases: Recent Advances
Diosgenin (DG), a well-known steroidal sapogenin, is present abundantly in medicinal herbs such as Dioscorea rhizome, Dioscorea villosa, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Smilax China, and Rhizoma polgonati. DG is utilized as a major starting material for the production of steroidal drugs in the pharmaceut...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2020-01-01
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Series: | Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3153082 |