noun
- Plural of digitoxigenin; steroid compounds derived from digitalis plants, used in cardiac glycosides and pharmaceutical preparations.
Usage: technical; pharmacology; chemistry
Examples
- Digitoxigenins are key active components in digitalis-derived cardiac medications.
- The pharmaceutical industry isolates digitoxigenins from foxglove plants for heart medication production.
- Researchers studied the structure of digitoxigenins to develop safer cardiac glycoside drugs.
- Digitoxigenins bind to sodium-potassium pumps in cardiac tissue, increasing heart contractility.