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Spirostans
Medical Definition: | Steroid derivatives containing a fused lactone ring at the 16,17-position and a spiroglycosidic linkage at C-22. The most common representatives in this group are the plant-derived SAPOGENINS. |
Guide Notes: | includes spirostenes, spirostadienes, spirostatrienes |
Spirostans Medical Definitions and Terms
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