Term Name: cardiac glycoside
Synonyms: cardiac glycosides
Definition: Steroid lactones containing sugar residues that act on the contractile force of the cardiac muscles.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:83970]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: glycoside steroid lactone
has subtype: bufadienolide glycoside cardenolide glycoside periplocin
has_role: cardioprotective agent