Difference between revisions of "Cardanolide"

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Cardanolide is a defined fundamental parent structure in the nomenclature of steroids.^[1]^[2] It is characterised by a γ-butyrolactone side chain, which is often further unsaturated giving cardenolides. In the cardanolide structure, the configuration of carbon-5 is not defined, and so must be specified for each derivative. Cardanolide steroids include the aglycosidic portions of the cardiac glycosides, such as digitoxigenin.

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-'''Cardanolide''' is a defined [[parent hydride]] in the [[nomenclature of steroids]].<ref>{{IUPAC natural products 1999}}.</ref> It is defined by a [[γ-butyrolactone]] side chain, which is often further unsaturated giving '''cardenolides'''. In the cardanolide structure, the configuration of carbon-5 is not defined, and so must be specified for each derivative. Cardanolide steroids include the [[Glycoside|aglycosidic]] portions of the [[cardiac glycoside]]s, such as [[digitoxigenin]].
+'''Cardanolide''' is a defined [[fundamental parent structure]] in the [[nomenclature of steroids]].<ref>{{IUPAC natural products 1999}}.</ref><ref>{{IUPAC-IUB steroids 1989}}.</ref> It is characterised by a [[γ-butyrolactone]] side chain, which is often further unsaturated giving '''cardenolides'''. In the cardanolide structure, the configuration of carbon-5 is not defined, and so must be specified for each derivative. Cardanolide steroids include the [[Glycoside|aglycosidic]] portions of the [[cardiac glycoside]]s, such as [[digitoxigenin]].
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