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Descriptor English: Digitonin
Descriptor Spanish: Digitonina
Descriptor digitonina
Entry term(s) digitina
Scope note: Glicósido obtenido de la Digitalis purpurea; la aglicona es la digitogenina, que se une a cinco azúcares. La digitonina disuelve lípidos, especialmente en membranas, y se utiliza como herramienta en bioquímica celular y como reactivo para precipitar el colesterol. No tiene efectos cardiacos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Digitonina
Descriptor French: Digitonoside
Entry term(s): Digitin
Tree number(s): D04.210.500.155.580.130.500.236
D09.408.180.261.236
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004072
Scope note: A glycoside obtained from Digitalis purpurea; the aglycone is digitogenin which is bound to five sugars. Digitonin solubilizes lipids, especially in membranes and is used as a tool in cellular biochemistry, and reagent for precipitating cholesterol. It has no cardiac effects.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Indicators and Reagents
Registry Number: KOO5CM684H
CAS Type 1 Name: beta-D-Galactopyranoside, (2alpha,3beta,5alpha,15beta,25R)-2,15-dihydroxyspirostan-3-yl) O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-3)-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-2)-O-(beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-3))-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4
Previous Indexing: Digitalis Glycosides (1966-1972)
Indicators and Reagents (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 79; was see under DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES 1975-78
History Note: 79(73); was see under DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES 1975-78
DeCS ID: 4111
Unique ID: D004072
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Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Digitonin - Preferred
Concept UI M0006380
Scope note A glycoside obtained from Digitalis purpurea; the aglycone is digitogenin which is bound to five sugars. Digitonin solubilizes lipids, especially in membranes and is used as a tool in cellular biochemistry, and reagent for precipitating cholesterol. It has no cardiac effects.
Preferred term Digitonin
Entry term(s) Digitin



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