id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-351932-dn60t7qa Salehi, Bahare Dioscorea Plants: A Genus Rich in Vital Nutra-pharmaceuticals-A Review 2019 .txt text/plain 9680 512 38 As reported by Jesus et al., 2016 , diosgenin (3-β-hydroxy-5spirostene) is the primary furostanol saponin found in several plants, including Dioscorea species, and is described as a promising bioactive compound with several medicinal properties, i.e. hypolipidemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycaemic, and antiproliferative activities (5) . A new furostanol glycoside namely 26-O-β -D-glucopyranosyl-3β,26-dihydroxy-20,22-seco-25(R)-furost-5en-20,22-dione-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-α -L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-[ α -L -r h a m n o p y r a n o s y l -( 1 → 2 ) ] -β -Dglucopyranoside was isolated from the methanolic extract of the rhizome of Dioscorea cayenensis growing in Cameroon, together with the known spirostanol saponins described as methyl protodioscin, asperoside and prosapogenin A of dioscin (12) . Concerning the phytochemical profile, twelve cyclic diarylheptanoids were isolated from the rhizomes of Dioscorea nipponica (20) , among which two new cyclic diarylheptanoids, diosniponol A and B; moreover, as reported by the same authors, these compounds were evaluated for their effects on nitric oxide production without cell toxicity in lipopolysaccharide-activated BV-2 cells. ./cache/cord-351932-dn60t7qa.txt ./txt/cord-351932-dn60t7qa.txt