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Offline Cognition

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Hybrid glycoside
« on: February 22, 2009, 10:52:24 AM »
Hi there! I have a strange question, I didn't know in which thread to put it. Anyway, I've heard of a thing, called hybrid glycoside or maybe cardiac glycoside (I don't know if that's the same). Is it true that it can stop a heart in five minutes and the toxicological tests don't show anything? Does anyone know anything more about it?
I'm just curious about it, don't get me wrong, I'm not planning to use it.  :)
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Re: Hybrid glycoside
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 11:10:22 AM »
Try Googling "Cardiac Glycoside", there's loads of stuff  ::)
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Re: Hybrid glycoside
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2009, 08:06:35 AM »
Cardiac glycosides are much like any other glycoside, with an aglycone (nonsugar) and glycone (sugar) part, and act to slow and strengthen the heartbeat, digitalis (foxglove) glycosides are used as heart medications.

Others are found in lilly of the valley (convallaria), 'upas' tree (antiaris toxicofera IIRC, which is extremely toxic and rapidly acting) , Strophanthus species and oleanders amongst other plants, which are often used by natives of the indigenous area for arrow poisons.

Nothing that isn't going to show up on a GC/MS examination though.
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