Digitonin
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Chemical structure of digitonin
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Digitin
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| C56H92O29 | |
| Molar mass | 1229.323 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | White to off-white powder |
| Melting point | 244.0–248.5 °C (471.2–479.3 °F; 517.1–521.6 K)[1] |
Chiral rotation ([α]D)
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-40° (589.3 nm; 20 °C)[1] |
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LD50 (median dose)
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23 mg/kg (rat, intravenous)[2]
4 mg/kg (mouse, intravenous)[3] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Digitonin is a steroidal saponin (saraponin) obtained from the foxglove plant Digitalis purpurea. Its aglycone is digitogenin, a spirostan steroid. It has been investigated as a detergent, as it effectively water-solubilizes lipids. As such, it has several potential membrane-related applications in biochemistry, including solubilizing membrane proteins, precipitating cholesterol, and permeabilizing cell membranes.[4][5]
Digitonin is sometimes confused with the cardiac drugs digoxin and digitoxin; all three can be extracted from the same source.
Commercial digitonin preparations can often contain other congeners including tigonin, gitonin, digalonin, and desglucodigitonin.[6]
Chemical properties
[edit | edit source]- Critical micelle concentration = < 0.5 mM
- Average micellar weight = 70000
- Aggregation number = 60
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