ouabain

ouabain
\\wäˈbīə̇n, ˈwäbəə̇n\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ouabaio + -in; probably originally formed as French ouabaïne
: a very toxic crystalline steroidal glycoside C29H44O12 obtained from the seeds of an African shrub (Strophanthus gratus) or from the wood of trees of the genus Acocanthera (as A. schimperi) that yields rhamnose and ouabagenin on hydrolysis and that is used similarly to digitalis and in Africa as an arrow poison — called also g-strophanthin, strophanthin-g

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  • Ouabain — Systematic (IUPAC) name 1β,3β,5β,11α,14,19 Hexahydroxycard 20(22) enolide 3 (6 deoxy α L mannopyranoside) OR 4 [(1R,3S,5S,8R,9S,10R,11R,13R,14S,17R) 1,5,11,14 tetrahydroxy 10 (hydroxymethyl) 13 methyl 3 ((2R …   Wikipedia

  • Ouabaïn — Ouabaïn, s. Acocanthera …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ouabain —   [uaba iːn, französisch afrikanisch] das, s, ein Glykosid, Strophanthine …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ouabain — [wä bā′in] n. [Fr ouabaine < ouabaio, name of an African tree, source of the substance (< Somali waabayyo, arrow poison) + INE3] a poisonous glycoside, C29H44O12·8H2O, made chiefly from the seeds of an African plant ( Strophanthus gratus)… …   English World dictionary

  • Ouabain — Die Neutralität dieses Artikels oder Abschnitts ist umstritten. Eine Begründung steht auf der Diskussionsseite. Strukturformel …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ouabain — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from French ouabaïo, an African tree, from Somali waabayyo arrow poison Date: 1893 a poisonous glycoside C29H44O12 obtained from several African shrubs or trees (genera Strophanthus and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ouabain — (= Strophanthin G) A plant alkaloid from Strophantus gratus, that specifically binds to and inhibits the sodium potassium ATPase. Related to digitalis …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • ouabain — /wah bah in/, n. Pharm. a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C29H44O12, obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac… …   Universalium

  • ouabain — noun g strophanthin, a poisonous cardiac glycoside …   Wiktionary

  • ouabain — A glycoside and African arrow poison from ouabaio, obtained from the wood of Acocanthera ouabaio or from the seeds of Strophanthus gratus; its action is qualitatively identical to that of strophanthus and the digitalis glycosides; used for rapid… …   Medical dictionary

  • ouabain — wɑː bɑːɪn n. toxic substance that is extracted from an African tree and is used to stimulate the heart (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

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