Chrysophanol

Chrysophanol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,8-Dihydroxy-3-methylanthracene-9,10-dione
Identifiers
CAS Number	481-74-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:3687;
ChemSpider	9793;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.885
KEGG	C10315;
PubChem CID	10208;
UNII	N1ST8V8RR2 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6024832 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C15H10O4/c1-7-5-9-13(11(17)6-7)15(19)12-8(14(9)18)3-2-4-10(12)16/h2-6,16-17H,1H3 Key: LQGUBLBATBMXHT-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C15H10O4/c1-7-5-9-13(11(17)6-7)15(19)12-8(14(9)18)3-2-4-10(12)16/h2-6,16-17H,1H3 Key: LQGUBLBATBMXHT-UHFFFAOYAW;
	SMILES CC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)O)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C=CC=C3O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H10O4
Molar mass	254.241 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chrysophanol, also known as chrysophanic acid, is a fungal isolate and a natural anthraquinone. It is a C-3 methyl substituted chrysazin of the trihydroxyanthraquinone family.^[1]

Chrysophanol (other names; 1,8-dihydroxy-3-methyl-anthraquinone and chrysophanic acid) was found commonly within Chinese medicine and is a naturally occurring anthraquinone.^[2] Studies have been conducted on the benefits of chrysophanol and have found that it can aid in preventing cancer, diabetes, asthma, osteoporosis, retinal degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, osteoarthritis, and atherosclerosis.^[2]

Its most common effects are of chemotherapeutic and neuroprotective properties.

^ PubChem. "Chrysophanol". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
^ ^a ^b Xie L, Tang H, Song J, Long J, Zhang L, Li X (October 2019). "Chrysophanol: a review of its pharmacology, toxicity and pharmacokinetics". The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 71 (10): 1475–1487. doi:10.1111/jphp.13143. PMID 31373015. S2CID 199380101.

[:9-1] PubChem. "Chrysophanol". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

[:0-2] Xie L, Tang H, Song J, Long J, Zhang L, Li X (October 2019). "Chrysophanol: a review of its pharmacology, toxicity and pharmacokinetics". The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 71 (10): 1475–1487. doi:10.1111/jphp.13143. PMID 31373015. S2CID 199380101.

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