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Cardenolides MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cardenolides
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.155.580.130
Unique ID
D002298
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002298
Annotation
includes cardadienolides & cardatrienolides; do not confuse with CARDANOLIDES
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Cardenolide
Previous Indexing
Cardanolides (1968-1976)
Public MeSH Note
77
History Note
77
Date Established
1977/01/01
Date of Entry
1976/04/16
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Cardenolides Preferred
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