Lanatoside C
Lanatoside C (or isolanid) is a cardiac glycoside, a type of drug that can be used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat). Lanatoside C can be used orally or by the intravenous route. It is marketed in a number of countries and is also available in generic form. Its main indications are rapid response atrial fibrilation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, two common types of arrhythmia. It is found in ''Digitalis lanata''. Chemistry The substance is composed of four monosaccharides (glucose, 3-acetyldigitoxose and two digitoxoses) and an aglycon named digoxigenin Digoxigenin (DIG) is a steroid found exclusively in the flowers and leaves of the plants '' Digitalis purpurea'', '' Digitalis orientalis'' and '' Digitalis lanata'' (foxgloves), where it is attached to sugars, to form the glycosides (e.g. Lana .... References {{Cardiac glycosides Cardenolides ...
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Deslanoside
Deslanoside (trade name Cedilanide in Brazil) is a cardiac glycoside, a type of drug that can be used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat). It is found in the leaves of ''Digitalis lanata ''Digitalis lanata'', vernacularly often called woolly foxglove or Grecian foxglove, is a species of foxglove, a flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It gets its name due to the woolly indumentum of the leaves. ''D. lanata'', l ...'', the Woolly Foxglove. References Cardenolides {{cardiovascular-drug-stub ...
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