Digitalose

Digitalose is a deoxy sugar that is a component of various cardiac glycosides including thevetin and emicymarin. It was first reported in 1892 as being obtained by the hydrolysis of Digtalinum verum.[1][2] The chemical structure was first elucidated in 1943 by the German chemist Otto Schmidt.[3] Chemically, it is a methyl ether of D-fucose.

Digitalose
Names
IUPAC name
6-Deoxy-3-O-methyl-D-galactose
Other names
D-Digitalose; 6-Deoxy-3-O-methylgalactose; 3-Methyl-D-fucose
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C7H14O5
Molar mass 178.184 g·mol−1
Melting point 106 °C (223 °F; 379 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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See also

References

  1. Digitalose, Merck Index, 12th Edition, 3202
  2. Kiliani (1892). "Ueber Digitalonsäure". Chem. Ber. 25 (1): 2116–2118. doi:10.1002/cber.189202501328.
  3. Otto Th. Schmidt; Walter Mayer; Alfred Distelmaier (1943). "Digitalose". Naturwissenschaften. 31 (21–22): 247–248. Bibcode:1943NW.....31..247S. doi:10.1007/bf01482327.
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