Biologically Active Substance
strophanthidin
Subclass of:
Strophanthins
Definitions related to strophanthidin:
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3 beta,5,14-Trihydroxy-19-oxo-5 beta-card-20(22)-enolide. The aglycone cardioactive agent isolated from Strophanthus Kombe, S. gratus and other species; it is a very toxic material formerly used as digitalis. Synonyms: Apocymarin; Corchorin; Cynotoxin; Corchorgenin.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Glycoside or mixture of steroidal glycosides; a cardioactive poison.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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