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glycoside

In biology, compound containing a sugar and a non-sugar unit. Many glycosides occur naturally, for example, digitalis is a preparation of dried and powdered foxglove leaves that contains a mixture of cardiac glycosides. One of its constituents, digoxin, is used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias.



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