Aglycone

Chemical structures of digoxin (top) and its aglycone
digoxigenin (bottom)

An aglycone (aglycon[1] or genin) is the chemical compound remaining after the glycosyl group on a glycoside is replaced by a hydrogen atom.[2] For example, the aglycone of a cardiac glycoside would be a steroid molecule.

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  2. ^ IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology. Vol. 67 (2nd ed.). 1997. p. 1312.