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gitogenin

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gitogenin

[jə′täj·ə·nən]
(pharmacology)
C27H44O4 A crystalline compound obtained from gitonin by heating with dilute hydrochloric acid, forms leaflets from benzene solutions, soluble in organic solvents such as chloroform, hot alcohol, and ether; used in medicine for treating coronary disease.
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Isolation of gitogenin and digitogenin from Cestrumparqui.
Intoxicacion por Cestrum parqui ("duraznillo negro") en bovinos. Confirmacion por analisis micrografico del contenido ruminal
Seeds of Trigonella foenum graecum L contain tannic acid, fixed and vegetable oils, diosgenin, trigonelline, trigocoumarin, trigomethyl coumarin, steroidal saponin such as gitogenin and traces of trigogenin and vitamin A (Jayaweera 1981).
Acetylcholinesterase enzyme inhibitory potential of standardized extract of Trigonella foenum graecum L and its constituents
They are also a source of saponins such as diosgenin, yamogenin, gitogenin, tigogenin, and neotigogens.
In vitro shoot regeneration of fenugreek (Trigonella foenumgraceum L.)
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