Cardenolide

Introduction: Cardenolide

Description of Cardenolide

Cardenolide: C(23)-steroids with methyl groups at C-10 and C-13 and a five-membered lactone at C-17; they are aglycone constituents of cardiac glycosides and must have at least one double bond in the molecule; the class includes cardadienolides and cardatrienolides.
Source: CRISP

Cardenolide: C(23)-steroids with methyl groups at C-10 and C-13 and a five-membered lactone at C-17. They are aglycone constituents of CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES and must have at least one double bond in the molecule. The class includes cardadienolides and cardatrienolides. Members include DIGITOXIN and DIGOXIN and their derivatives and the STROPHANTHINS.
Source: MeSH 2007

Cardenolide: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cardenolide:

• Class
• Cardiac
• Cardiac symptoms (2927 causes)
• Cardiac disease
• Cardiac disorder
• Lactone
• Digitalis

Terms associated with Cardenolide:

More specific terms for Cardenolide:

• Digitoxin
• Digoxin
• Strophanthins
• Digitalis Glycosides

Source - MeSH 2007

• strophanthidin

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Cardenolide

• Cardanolides
• Cardiac Glycosides

Source - MeSH 2007

• cardiac glycoside aglycone

Source - CRISP

The term Cardenolide can be used for:

• digitoxigenin
• digoxigenin

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cardenolide

The following list attempts to classify Cardenolide into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Polycyclic Compounds
  • Steroids
    • Cardanolides
      • Cardenolides

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Polycyclic Compounds
  • Steroids
    • Cardanolides
      • Cardiac Glycosides
        • Cardenolides

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