Commercially available diosgenin has been used as starting material for a highly efficient synthesis of (25R)-dafachronic acids and (25R)-cholestenoic acid, potential ligands for the receptor DAF-12 in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
商业上可获得的
地高辛被用作合成(25R)-达法克隆酸和(25R)-胆甾烯酸的高效起始材料,这些是线虫秀丽隐杆线虫(Caenorhabditis elegans)中
DAF-12受体的潜在
配体。