emodin anthrone

Term ID

CHEBI:150013

Synonyms

• 1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-methylanthracen-9(10H)-one
• 1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-methylanthrone
• emodin anthrone
• emodin-9-anthrone
• emodinanthrone

Definition

A member of the class of anthracenones that is anthracen-9(10H)-one which carries a methyl group at position 6 and hydroxy groups at positions 1, 3 and 8, respectively. It is an intermediate precursor in the synthesis of hypericin.

References

• cas:491-60-1
• foodb.food:FDB015346
• hmdb:HMDB0036457
• knapsack:C00000569
• metacyc.compound:RXN-14896
• pubmed:1810248
• pubmed:18647343
• pubmed:29600721
• pubmed:3019234
• pubmed:32294787

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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