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Definition of Digoxygenin
1. Noun. (organic compound medicine) The steroid aglycon of digoxin, obtained from foxgloves, used to label DNA and RNA probes ¹
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Medical Definition of Digoxygenin
1. Small molecule derived from foxgloves, that is used for labelling DNA or RNA probes and subsequent detection by enzymes linked to antidigoxygenin antibodies. Proprietary to Boehringer Mannheim. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)