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ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY TOOLS & SERVICESDigitoxigenin is a cardenolide and aglycone constituent of digitoxin, an extract from the foxglove plant, D. purpurea. It elicits cardiac contraction and cardiotonic effects by inhibiting the Na+/K+ ATPase via binding at the digitalis receptor site with nanomolar potency.1,2 Digitoxigenin is highly cytotoxic, inhibiting Na+/K+ ATPase-dependent protein synthesis, and has been examined for use as an antitumor compound.3
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1. Selective inhibition of human erythrocyte Na+/K+ ATPase by cardiac glycosides and by a mammalian digitalis like factor. Life Sci. 67(16), 1921-1928 (2000).
2. Selectivity of digitalis glycosides for isoforms of human Na,K-
3. Cardiac glycosides induce cell death in human cells by inhibiting general protein synthesis. PLoS One 4(12), 1-9 (2009).