Dioscorea zingiberensis
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Dioscorea zingiberensis

Dioscorea zingiberensis

Dioscoreaceae Family
Taxonomic Classification
Kingdom Plantae Class Liliopsida Order Dioscoreales Family Dioscoreaceae
Polyploidy History (PhyloWGD)
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Species Notes
Common name(s)
Dioscorea zingiberensis
Description
Dioscorea zingiberensis, is a species of yam, a tuberous root vegetable. It has been cultivated in China for the production of diosgenin, an important pharmaceutical intermediate for the synthesis of steroid hormones. The rhizomes also produces steroidal saponins (TSS) as part of a treatment for cardiovascular disease.
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Protein sequences
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Gene coordinates
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Coding sequences
FASTA (.cds) — nucleotide CDS for Ka/Ks analysis
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