bufagins

bufagins
A group of steroids (bufanolides) in the venom of a family of toads (Bufonidae) having a digitalislike action upon the heart; cardiac glycosides having a six-membered lactone. SEE ALSO: bufotoxins. SYN: bufagenins, bufogenins.

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  • Bufagin — Bufagins are a class of toxic steroids found as components of bufotoxin. They can be obtained (in form of marinobufagin, for example) from toad s milk, which refers to secretions from the Cane Toad ( Bufo marinus ), when it is injured, scared or… …   Wikipedia

  • bufotoxins — 1. A group of steroid lactones (conjugates of bufagins and suberylarginine at C 3) of digitalis present in the venoms of toads (family Bufonidae); their effects are similar to but weaker than those of the bufagins. 2. Specifically, the main toxin …   Medical dictionary

  • bufagenins — SYN: bufagins …   Medical dictionary

  • bufogenins — SYN: bufagins …   Medical dictionary

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