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Digitoxin

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

5β,20(22)-Cardenolide-3β,14-diol-3-(O-2,6-dideoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-[1→4]-O-2,6-dideoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-[1→4]-2,6-dideoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy, Digitoxoside, Lanatoxin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C41H64O13
CAS Number:
71-63-6
Molecular Weight:
764.94
Beilstein:
76678
EC Number:
200-760-5
MDL number:
MFCD00003686
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329749588
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

digitoxin

manufacturer/tradename

USP

mp

240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[H][C@@]1(C[C@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@]2([H])C[C@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@]3([H])C[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](C)O3)[C@@H](C)O2)[C@@H](C)O1)O[C@H]4CC[C@@]5(C)[C@]([H])(CC[C@]6([H])[C@]5([H])CC[C@]7(C)[C@]([H])(CC[C@]67O)C8=CC(=O)OC8)C4

InChI

1S/C41H64O13/c1-20-36(46)29(42)16-34(49-20)53-38-22(3)51-35(18-31(38)44)54-37-21(2)50-33(17-30(37)43)52-25-8-11-39(4)24(15-25)6-7-28-27(39)9-12-40(5)26(10-13-41(28,40)47)23-14-32(45)48-19-23/h14,20-22,24-31,33-38,42-44,46-47H,6-13,15-19H2,1-5H3/t20-,21-,22-,24-,25+,26-,27+,28-,29+,30+,31+,33+,34+,35+,36-,37-,38-,39+,40-,41+/m1/s1

InChI key

WDJUZGPOPHTGOT-XUDUSOBPSA-N

Gene Information

human ... ATP1A1(476) , ATP1A2(477) , ATP1A3(478) , ATP1A4(480) , ATP1B1(481) , ATP1B2(482) , ATP1B3(483) , FXYD2(486)

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Digitoxin USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Digitoxin Injection
  • Digitoxin Tablets
  • Digoxin

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300,H331,H373

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - STOT RE 2

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

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[Determination of digoxin and digitoxin in the blood and their clinical significance].
G Bodem et al.
Klinische Wochenschrift, 51(2), 57-62 (1973-01-15)
J J Lohman et al.
Pharmaceutisch weekblad. Scientific edition, 9(2), 75-78 (1987-04-24)
Plasma protein binding of most acidic drugs is decreased in uraemia, whereas the binding of basic drugs is usually unchanged or decreased. Decreased protein binding in patients with renal disease mainly relates to drugs binding to albumin. Digitoxin binds to
Maoquan Zhou et al.
Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 8(2), 114-125 (2008-02-22)
To address the medicinal chemist's need for new synthetic methods for the preparation of unnatural carbohydrates, a new de novo method for carbohydrate synthesis has been developed. These routes use a palladium catalyzed glycosylation reaction to stereoselectively control the anomeric
[Digitoxin].
K Yamamoto et al.
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 53 Su Pt 1, 945-949 (1995-02-01)
Miguel López-Lázaro
Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 11(8), 1043-1053 (2007-08-02)
Accumulating preclinical and clinical data suggest that the cardiac drug digitoxin might be used in cancer therapy. Recent reports have shown that digitoxin can inhibit the growth and induce apoptosis in cancer cells at concentrations commonly found in the plasma
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