hecogenin

hecogenin

(ˌhɛkəʊˈdʒɛnɪn; hɛˈkɒdʒəˌnɪn; hɛˈkəʊdʒəˌnɪn)
n
(Chemistry) chem a steroid occurring naturally in plants and used in drugs including cortisone
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Antoniolli et al., "Evidence for the involvement of descending pain-inhibitory mechanisms in the antinociceptive effect of hecogenin acetate," Journal of Natural Products, vol.
Conditioned Medium of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as a Therapeutic Approach to Neuropathic Pain: A Preclinical Evaluation
Most studies of the chemical quantification of TT are focused on the simultaneous determination of fewer than five compounds (i.e., diosgen [19], terrestroneoside [20], saponin D [21], protodioscin [22] quercetin, kaempferol, and isorhamnetin [23] and quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin, hecogenin, and tigogenin [24]).
Simultaneous Determination of 5 Flavonoids and 7 Saponins for Quality Control of Traditional Chinese Medicine Preparation Xinnaoshutong Capsule Using HPLC-VWD-ELSD
Bianchi et al., "Different contribution of apoptosis to the antiproliferative effects of diosgenin and other plant steroids, hecogenin and tigogenin, on human 1547 osteosarcoma cells," International Journal of Oncology, vol.
Diosgenin: Recent Highlights on Pharmacology and Analytical Methodology