CHEBI:44401 - lawsone

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ChEBI Name lawsone
ChEBI ID CHEBI:44401
Definition 1,4-Naphthoquinone carrying a hydroxy function at C-2. It is obtained from the leaves of Lawsonia inermis.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:44399, CHEBI:6395
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Formula C10H6O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 174.15284
Monoisotopic Mass 174.03169
InChI InChI=1S/C10H6O3/c11-8-5-9(12)10(13)7-4-2-1-3-6(7)8/h1-5,12H
InChIKey CSFWPUWCSPOLJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES OC1=CC(=O)c2ccccc2C1=O
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): antifungal agent
An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
Application(s): protective agent
Synthetic or natural substance which is given to prevent a disease or disorder or are used in the process of treating a disease or injury due to a poisonous agent.
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Outgoing lawsone (CHEBI:44401) has role antifungal agent (CHEBI:35718)
lawsone (CHEBI:44401) has role protective agent (CHEBI:50267)
lawsone (CHEBI:44401) is a hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (CHEBI:132157)
lawsone (CHEBI:44401) is tautomer of naphthalene-1,2,4-trione (CHEBI:93166)
Incoming naphthalene-1,2,4-trione (CHEBI:93166) is tautomer of lawsone (CHEBI:44401)
IUPAC Name
2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione
Synonyms Sources
2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione NIST Chemistry WebBook
2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone IUPAC
2-HYDROXYNAPHTHOQUINONE PDBeChem
Henna ChemIDplus
Lawsone KEGG COMPOUND
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00002837 KNApSAcK
C10368 KEGG COMPOUND
NQ PDBeChem
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1565260 Beilstein Registry Number ChemIDplus
4828 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
83-72-7 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
83-72-7 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
Last Modified
09 June 2016