| Bioactivity | Digitoxose (D-(+)-Digitoxose), a natural product, specifically and competitively inhibits glucose-stimulated insulin release from islets in lean and obese mice. Digitoxose can be used in diabetes research[1]. |
| Name | Digitoxose |
| CAS | 527-52-6 |
| Formula | C6H12O4 |
| Molar Mass | 148.16 |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
| Reference | [1]. Hussain M, et al. The effect of digitoxose on insulin release, glucose oxidation and oxygen consumption by islets of lean and genetically obese diabetic (ob/ob) mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1985 Jun 14;129(2):358-67. |