Definition of Bufanolide

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of toxic steroid lactones originally found in certain toads ¹

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Medical Definition of Bufanolide

1. The fundamental steroid lactone of several vegetable (e.g., squill) and animal (e.g., toad) venoms or toxins; also found in the form of glycosides in plants (e.g., digitalis). The steroid is essentially a 5b-androstane, with a 14b H. The lactone at C-17 is structurally related to the -CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3 radical attached to C-17 in the cholanes, and is in the same configuration as that of cholesterol (i.e., 20R); in some species, bufanolide is formed from cholesterol. Various bufanolide derivatives having unsaturation in the lactone ring (20,22) or elsewhere are known as (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bufanolide

budtender
budtenders
budworm
budworms
budyonovka
budyonovkas
buearocracy
buergerite
bufa-
bufadienolide
bufadienolides
bufadienolides (two double bonds)
bufagenins
bufagin
bufagins
bufanolide (current term)
bufanolides
bufatrienolide
bufenolide
bufenolides (one double bond)
bufexamac
buff out
buff up
buffa
buffable
buffalo
buffalo-berries
buffalo-berry

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