MF

C₂₇H₄₂O₃

MW

414.63

Function

a traditional precursor of most hormonal drugs

Basic Organisms

Dioscorea zingiberensis

Precursor

cholesterol

Host

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Synthesis Type

Complete biosynthesis

Downstream Gene

DzinCYP90G6/DzinCYP94D144

Pathway

Reference

Cheng J, Chen J, Liu X, et al. The Origin and Evolution of the Diosgenin Biosynthetic Pathway in Yam[J]. Plant Communications, 2020: 100079.