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Internal ID UUID643ff81936a38651174904
Scientific name Dioscorea zingiberensis
Authority C.H.Wright
First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 93 (1903)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Dioscorea henryi Uline ex Diels Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 261 (1900)

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Language Common/alternative name
Vietnamese củ mài gừng
Chinese 火头根
Chinese 盾叶薯蓣
Chinese 黄姜

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  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000396879
Tropicos 11000044
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:318807-1
The Plant List kew-241165
Open Tree Of Life 24584
NCBI Taxonomy 325984
IPNI 318807-1
GBIF 2754595
Freebase /m/012hclsz
EOL 1120597
USDA GRIN 467738
Wikipedia Dioscorea_zingiberensis

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_026586065.1 Dzin_1.0 Chromosome Wuhan University 2022-12-02 145.0x 600.04 Mb

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Exploring the antioxidant potential of endophytic fungi: a review on methods for extraction and quantification of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) Asomadu RO, Ezeorba TP, Ezike TC, Uzoechina JO 3 Biotech 05-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC10997672
doi:10.1007/s13205-024-03970-3
PMID:38585410
Microbial metabolism of diosgenin by a novel isolated Mycolicibacterium sp. HK‐90: A promising biosynthetic platform to produce 19‐carbon and 21‐carbon steroids Wang Z, Qiu H, Chen Y, Chen X, Fu C, Yu L Microb Biotechnol 21-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10880577
doi:10.1111/1751-7915.14415
PMID:38381074
Targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK Signaling Pathways in Gastric Cancer Morgos DT, Stefani C, Miricescu D, Greabu M, Stanciu S, Nica S, Stanescu-Spinu II, Balan DG, Balcangiu-Stroescu AE, Coculescu EC, Georgescu DE, Nica RI Int J Mol Sci 03-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10856016
doi:10.3390/ijms25031848
PMID:38339127
SlWRKY80-mediated jasmonic acid pathway positively regulates tomato resistance to saline–alkali stress by enhancing spermidine content and stabilizing Na+/K+ homeostasis Shang C, Liu X, Chen G, Zheng H, Khan A, Li G, Hu X Hortic Res 24-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10980716
doi:10.1093/hr/uhae028
PMID:38559468
CRISPR/Cas9: an advanced platform for root and tuber crops improvement Divya K, Thangaraj M, Krishna Radhika N Front Genome Ed 19-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10836405
doi:10.3389/fgeed.2023.1242510
PMID:38312197
Diabetes-induced male infertility: potential mechanisms and treatment options Huang R, Chen J, Guo B, Jiang C, Sun W Mol Med 15-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10790413
doi:10.1186/s10020-023-00771-x
PMID:38225568
Genome-wide identification and expression analyses of CYP450 genes in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Lin X, Tang B, Li Z, Shi L, Zhu H BMC Genomics 13-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10787477
doi:10.1186/s12864-024-09965-x
PMID:38218763
The Isolation, Identification and Immobilization Method of Three Novel Enzymes with Diosgenin-Producing Activity Derived from an Aspergillus flavus Feng S, Pan L, Li Q, Zhang Y, Mou F, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Duan L, Qin B, Hu Z Int J Mol Sci 18-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10743735
doi:10.3390/ijms242417611
PMID:38139441
Anthelmintic effects of peppermint (Mentha piperita), lemon (Citrus limon), and tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) essential oils against Monogenean parasite (Dactylogyrus sp.) on carp (Cyprinus carpio) Harmansa Yilmaz B, Yavuzcan Yildiz H Helminthologia 22-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10516477
doi:10.2478/helm-2023-0019
PMID:37745226
Role of traditional Chinese medicine monomers in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury:a review of the mechanism Zheng T, Jiang T, Huang Z, Ma H, Wang M Front Pharmacol 16-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10467294
doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1220862
PMID:37654609
Identification and Quantitation of the Bioactive Components in Wasted Aralia elata Leaves Extract with Endothelial Protective Activity Gao D, Cho CW, Yang Z, Li X, Kang JS Molecules 06-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10421206
doi:10.3390/molecules28155907
PMID:37570877
Dioscin Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Thyroiditis via the mTOR and TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Zhang C, Zhang Q, Qin L, Yan Z, Wu L, Liu T Drug Des Devel Ther 02-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10404412
doi:10.2147/DDDT.S410901
PMID:37551407
Steroidal Saponins: Naturally Occurring Compounds as Inhibitors of the Hallmarks of Cancer Bouabdallah S, Al-Maktoum A, Amin A Cancers (Basel) 31-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10417465
doi:10.3390/cancers15153900
PMID:37568716
The synthesis of Paris saponin VII mainly occurs in leaves and is promoted by light intensity Wen F, Chen S, Wang Y, Wu Q, Yan J, Pei J, Zhou T Front Plant Sci 28-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10420111
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1199215
PMID:37575916
Plants as the Extended Phenotype of Endophytes—The Actual Source of Bioactive Compounds Rutkowska N, Drożdżyński P, Ryngajłło M, Marchut-Mikołajczyk O Int J Mol Sci 13-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10298476
doi:10.3390/ijms241210096
PMID:37373241

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins
(2R)-2-[(2S)-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[(1R,2R,4R,6R,8S,9S,12R,13R)-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-4-[(2R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 137705996 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 885.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0928-3420(99)80031-7
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[[(1S,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-6-hydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[(3R)-3-methyl-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-16-yl]oxy]-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 134715195 Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(CCC(C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)C)OC1(CCC(C)COC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O 1065.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0928-3420(99)80031-7
Dioscin 119245 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 869.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.1353
Gracillin 159861 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 885.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0928-3420(99)80031-7
Melongoside H 3826176 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 885.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0928-3420(99)80031-7
Protogracillin 496770 Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(CCC(C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)C)OC1(CCC(C)COC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O 1065.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0205957
Zingiberen newsaponin 102475150 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 1047.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.1353

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