Digoxin

a steroid glycoside one of the cardiotonic chemical substances which is extracted from the foxglove It is a white crystalline substance C41H64O14 and is a 3 substituted triglucoside of a steroid related structurally to digitalin and digitoxin It is used as a cardiotonic for treatment of certain heart conditions such as congestive heart failure Chemically it is 3beta5beta12beta 3 O 26 Dideoxy beta D ribo hexopyranosyl 1 4 O 26 dideoxy beta D ribo hexopyranosyl 1 4 26 dideoxy beta D ribo hexopyranosyloxy 1214 dihydroxy card 2022 enolide The related compounds digitalin and digoxin are also extracted from the foxglove Digitalis lanata and Digitalis purpurea The class of steroid glycosides having cardiotonic properties are refered to as the cardiac glycosides