A rare sugar molecule that is a component of digitoxin and other cardiac glycosides found in digitalis plants.
From 'digitoxin' + '-ose' (the chemical suffix for sugars). Identified in the 20th century through detailed chemical analysis of digitoxin's structure.
Digitoxose is a sugar that your body doesn't normally encounter—it's found almost exclusively in foxglove plants, which is why your digestive system has no idea what to do with it if you accidentally eat one!
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