Digitalis steroids

For instance, trenbolone fluoresces yellow [12] and the qinoxalone derivative of pyruvic acid yellow-green [18]. In the case of steroids and Digitalis glycosides it is possible to differentiate on the basis of various fluorescence colors [8, 9, 15]. 

The outcome of this is to couple ATP hydrolysis with the vectorial transport of Na+ and K+ across the plasma membrane. The inhibition of the (Na+-K+)-ATPase by cardiac glycosides such as digitalis (an extract of foxglove leaves), which blocks the dephosphorylation of the E2-P form of the enzyme, is the basis for a number of steroid drags which are commonly prescribed for the treatment of congestive heart failure. 

Theory The assay of cholesterol is solely based on the fact that practically all 3 (3-hydroxysterols e.g., cholesterol, readily produces an insoluble molecular addition complex with pure digitonin (1 1)—a steroidal saponin isolated from either Digitalis purpurea or Digitalis lanata. The complex thus obtained is crystalline in nature, fairly stable and possesses very low solubilities. 

For a long period, a butenolide or a 2-pyrone ring in the 17y -position of the steroid system has been considered an essential feature for digitalis-like cardiotonic activity. However, it turned out that the unsaturated lactone ring can be replaced without loss of activity by some other moieties, including the 4-pyridazinyl group. 

Bufotoxins Bufogenins esterified with suberylarginine (steroids) Digitalis like... 

Diverse plants (A) are sources of sugar-containing compounds (glycosides) that also contain a steroid ring (structural formulas, p. 133) and augment the contractile force of heart muscle (B) cardiotonic glycosides, cardiosteroids, or digitalis."... 

The three most important groups of steroids are the sterols, bile acids, and steroid hormones. Particularly in plants, compounds with steroid structures are also found that are notable for their pharmacological effects—steroid alkaloids, digitalis glycosides, and saponins. 

Digoxin Steroid Increases heart muscle contraction Digitalis purpurea (purple foxglove)... 

Cardiac steroids, or cardenoUdes, are steroid glycosides. Their effect has been known since the time of the ancient Egyptians. In more recent times, the foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and its effect were described in 1785 by William Withering, who knew of its use in folk medicine. 

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