thevetin A Research Reference

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cardenolide cardiac glycoside compound Reference needs_revision Best effort · source review pending

Also known as: Cannogenin 3-O-gentiobiosylthevetoside

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Reference Sizes
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Best-Effort Research Profile

Thevetin A, also known as cannogenin 3-O-gentiobiosylthevetoside, is a naturally occurring cardenolide glycoside. It has the molecular formula C42H64O19, an average molecular mass of approximately 872.955 g/mol, and is classified in ChEBI as a gentiobiosylthevetoside and trisaccharide derivative with cannogenin as its functional parent. It has been reported from Thevetia peruviana.

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Reported Research Effects

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Research Notes

No reliable compound-specific half-life, onset, solubility, storage specification, or standardized research reference size was identified in the authoritative sources reviewed. No validated purified-thevetin-A administration regimen is recorded here. CommonSizes is intentionally left empty because standardized catalog sizes are not an intrinsic scientific property of this natural-product compound.

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Registry Identifiers

CAS RN: 37933-66-7; PubChem CID: 441873; ChEBI: CHEBI:28841; KEGG: C08882; InChIKey: WPNLWBRKPZXVGD-QMFRUYISSA-N; Molecular formula: C42H64O19; Average molecular mass: 872.955 g/mol

Source-Backed Observations

Thevetin A is one of the cardioactive glycosides associated with Thevetia peruviana. Yellow-oleander poisoning literature describes the plant's cardiac glycosides as capable of producing digoxin-like cardiovascular and gastrointestinal toxicity. Evidence concerning toxicity generally involves plant material or mixtures of cardiac glycosides rather than purified thevetin A alone.

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Sources Under Review

Thevetin A | C42H64O19 | CID 441873
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Thevetin-A (accessed 2026-09-12)
thevetin A (CHEBI:28841)
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/CHEBI%3A9525 (accessed 2026-09-12)
Cardiac glycosides from Yellow Oleander (Thevetia peruviana) seeds
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031942211005061 (accessed 2026-09-12)

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