rubiadin (CHEBI:69533)

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ChEBI Name	rubiadin

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:69533

Definition	A dihydroxyanthraquinone that is anthracene-9,10-dione substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 1 and 3 and a methyl group at position 2. It has been isolated from Rubia yunnanensis.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:8906

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Formula

C15H10O4

Net Charge

Average Mass

254.23750

Monoisotopic Mass

254.05791

InChI

InChI=1S/C15H10O4/c1-7-11(16)6-10-12(13(7)17)15(19)9-5-3-2-4-8(9)14(10)18/h2-6,16-17H,1H3

InChIKey

IRZTUXPRIUZXMP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

Cc1c(O)cc2C(=O)c3ccccc3C(=O)c2c1O

Metabolite of Species	Details
Rubia yunnanensis (IPNI:765385-1)	Found in root (BTO:0001188). Methanolic extract of air dried powdered roots. See: PubMed

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	antioxidant A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.

Biological Role(s):	antibacterial agent A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.

Application(s):	hepatoprotective agent Any compound that is able to prevent damage to the liver.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	rubiadin (CHEBI:69533) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282) rubiadin (CHEBI:69533) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586) rubiadin (CHEBI:69533) has role hepatoprotective agent (CHEBI:62868) rubiadin (CHEBI:69533) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) rubiadin (CHEBI:69533) is a dihydroxyanthraquinone (CHEBI:37484)

IUPAC Name

1,3-dihydroxy-2-methylanthracene-9,10-dione

Last Modified

28 July 2014