Pathways for the steroidal saponins conversion to diosgenin during acid hydrolysis of Dioscorea zingiberensis C. H. Wright

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2620-2625

  Peng, Yue'e ^a,b   Yang, Zhihua ^c   Wang, Yanxin ^a   Liu, Zhenyu ^a   Bao, Jianguo ^a   Hong, Yan ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIANGHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Zhuxi Chuangyi Diosgenin Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Acid hydrolysis; Diosgenin; Pathways; Pharmaceuticals; Steroidal saponins

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSIS; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; DIOSCIN; DIOSCOREA ZINGIBERENSIS; DIOSGENIN; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; PATHWAYS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PLANT MATERIAL; STEROIDAL HORMONES; STEROIDAL SAPONINS;

DRUG PRODUCTS; HYDROLYSIS; MANUFACTURE; METABOLITES; OLEFINS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SULFURIC ACID; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

EID: 82855178758     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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