bufotalin

Bufotalin is a cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid, cardiac glycoside analogue, secreted by a number of toad species. Bufotalin can be extracted from the skin parotoid glands of several types of toad.

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found in taxon: Asiatic toad
chemical formula: C₂₆H₃₆O₆
isomeric SMILES: CC(=O)O[C@H]1C[C@@]2([C@@H]3CC[C@@H]4C[C@H](CC[C@@]4([C@H]3CC[C@@]2([C@H]1C5=COC(=O)C=C5)C)C)O)O
canonical SMILES: CC(=O)OC1CC2(C3CCC4CC(CCC4(C3CCC2(C1C5=COC(=O)C=C5)C)C)O)O
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Bufotalin is a cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid, cardiac glycoside analogue, secreted by a number of toad species. Bufotalin can be extracted from the skin parotoid glands of several types of toad.

==Sources== Rhinella marina (Cane toad), Rhaebo guttatus (Smooth-sided toad), Bufo melanostictus (Asian toad), and Bufo bufo (common European toad) are sources of bufotalin.

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