Diosgenin

 

Diosgenin

Chemical formula	C27H42O3
OTP appearance	white/clear solid
Molar Mass(g/mol)	414.63
NFPA 704	0 0 0

Uses

Primary

• Feedstock for progesterone and hydrocortisone

Natural occurrence

• Does occur naturally dioscorea composita and -mexicana, as well as fenugreek plants

Production

Extraction

From dioscorea

cf US patent 3505316 "Recovery of diosgenin from dioscorea root material"
Link courtesy Google

See Also

• Rothrock, J. W.; Hammes, P. A.; McAleer, W. J. (1957) "Isolation of Diosgenin by Acid Hydrolysis of Saponin"; pp186–188.
  ACS publications
  DOI:10.1021/ie50566a025
  link courtesy American Chemical Society.