MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311087916 A) filed by Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research, New Delhi, on Dec. 21, 2023, for 'process for preparation of diosgenin by endophytic fungus.'

Inventor(s) include Palak Arora; Rubeena Tabssum; Ajai Prakash Gupta; Priya Wazir; Suphla Gupta; and Zabeer Ahmed.

The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a process for eco-friendly production of diosgenin. This method is shorter by three steps and employs non-hazardous solvent for efficient extraction of diosgenin. The developed biotransformat...