Gibberella intermedia had ability to hydrolyze dioscin from DZW into diosgenin.
A special glycosidase from G. intermedia was purified and characterized.
The glycosidase showed the maximum activity at 50 °C and pH 8.0.
The glycosidase was stable in the pH range of 5.0–8.0.
The glycosidase exhibited high activity on dioscin, trillin, and polyphyllin VII.