It is a glycoside said to signal the brain that you are satisfied even when eating less.

This study revealed that the action of Hoodia's steroidal glycoside was directly on the hypothalamus, the part of the brain controlling appetite.

glycoside hydrolase family 10.

glycoside hydrolases, proteinases, lipases, hydrophobin and dUTPase.

With cardiac glycosides, NSAIDs may exacerbate cardiac failure, reduce GFR and increase plasma cardiac glycoside levels.

Ducros et al., ( 1999) Substrate specificity in glycoside hydrolase family 10.