
Protodioscin
Protodioscin is a furostanol glycoside that consists of the trisaccharide alpha-L-Rha-(14)-[alpha-L-Rha-(12)]-beta-D-Glc attached to position 3 of 26-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-3beta,22-dihydroxyfurost-5-ene via a glycosidic linkage. Found in several plant species including yams, asparagus and funugreek. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an antilipemic drug, a neuroprotective agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, an apoptosis inducer and a plant metabolite. It is a beta-D-glucoside, a pentacyclic triterpenoid, a cyclic hemiketal, a steroid saponin and a trisaccharide derivative. It derives from a hydride of a furostan. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[(1S,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-6-hydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[(3R)-3-methyl-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-16-yl]oxy]-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol
- Molecular formula
- C51H84O22
- Molecular weight
- 1049.2 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 1048.54542430 Da
- XLogP3
- -1.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 346.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 13
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 22
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 31
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
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