(ˌdɪdʒɪˌtɒksɪˈdʒɛnɪn) na steroid derived from digitalis, used in certain cardiac drug treatments
digitoxigenin
digitoxigenin
[‚dij·ə‚täk·sə′jen·ən] (organic chemistry) C23H34O4 The steroid aglycone formed by removal of three molecules of the sugar digitoxose from digitoxin.
digitoxigenin
dig·i·tox·i·gen·in
(dij'i-toks'ĭ-jen'in), The aglycon derived from digitoxin; can be prepared by refluxing digitoxin in a mixture of water, alcohol, and hydrochloric acid.