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Glycoside vs Digoxin - What's the difference?

glycoside | digoxin |

As nouns the difference between glycoside and digoxin

is that glycoside is (organic chemistry|biochemistry) a molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis while digoxin is a purified cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant, digitalis lanata , widely used in the treatment of heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation.

glycoside

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.

    • Derived terms

    * azidoglycoside * glycosylglycoside * multiglycoside * nonglycoside

    Related terms

    * glycosidase * glycosidation * glucoside * glycosidic * glycosidically * transglycosidase

    External links

    * (wikipedia "glycoside")

    digoxin

    English

    (wikipedia digoxin)

    Noun

  • A purified cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant, Digitalis lanata , widely used in the treatment of heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation.

    • Synonyms

    * digitalis