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Conversion of furostanol saponins into spirostanol saponins improves the yield of diosgenin from Dioscorea zingiberensis by acid hydrolysis

Xu Pang, Hong Zhi Huang, Yang Zhao, Cheng‐Qi Xiong, Li Yan Yu, Baiping Ma

RSC Advances · 2014 · 21 citations · 15 references

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Conversion of furostanol saponins into spirostanol saponins avoiding the side product increases the diosgenin yield in acid hydrolysis of <italic>Dioscorea zingiberensis</italic>.

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