A cardiac glycoside compound found in digitalis and related plants, with medicinal effects on heart function and rhythm regulation.
Derived from digitalis combined with the chemical suffix -in (indicating an alkaloid or pure compound). Part of the same family of cardiac glycosides as gitalin and related compounds isolated in the 19th century.
Gitonin is one of several heart-saving compounds from the same plant family—Nature packed the foxglove with multiple different chemical tools for managing the heartbeat!
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