Chemical compound
Digitoxigenin, a cardenolide, is the aglycone of digitoxin.
Digitoxigenin can be used to prepare actodigin.[2]
In Lednicer's book on steroids, it is made from deoxycholic acid.
References
- ^ http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/ProductDetail.do?N4=D9404%7CSIGMA&N5=SEARCH_CONCAT_PNO%7CBRAND_KEY&F=SPEC [dead link]
- ^ Ferland, J. M. (1974). "Synthetic Cardenolides and Related Products. III. Isocardenolides". Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 52 (9): 1652–1661. doi:10.1139/v74-239. ISSN 0008-4042.
