Aglycone
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An aglycone (aglycon[1] or genin) is the chemical compound remaining after the glycosyl group on a glycoside is replaced by a hydrogen atom.[2] For example, the aglycone of a cardiac glycoside would be a steroid molecule.
Chemical structures of digoxin (top) and its aglycone digoxigenin (bottom) |