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ChEBI
embelin
- Term ID
- CHEBI:4778
- Synonyms
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- 2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecyl-1,4-benzoquinone
- 2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
- embelic acid
- Embelin
- emberine
- Definition
- A member of the class of dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinones that is 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone which is substituted by an undecyl group at position 3. Isolated from Lysimachia punctata and Embelia ribes, it exhibits antimicrobial, antineoplastic and inhibitory activity towards hepatitis C protease.
- References
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- cas:550-24-3
- kegg.compound:C10342
- knapsack:C00002822
- lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-6311
- pubmed:11054840
- pubmed:12963150
- pubmed:15890461
- pubmed:17124632
- reaxys:1885786
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- Resources
- CTD
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from embelin
Phenotype where environments contain embelin
Phenotype modified by environments containing embelin
Phenotype affecting embelin
Human Disease Model