Emodin

Article number:

7550736

CAS No.:

518-82-1

Formula:

C15H10O5

Synonyms:

Archin; Frangula emodin; Frangulic acid; Rheum emodin; 1,3,8-Trihydroxy 6-methyl 9,10-anthraquinone

Molecular weight:

270,24 g/mol

Plant: from rheum species like ornamental rhubarb (Rheum palmatum var. Tanguticum).

  • Has anti-cancer activity –> increasing importance for medicine
  • Effect: ankylosing spondylarthritis: it stimulates the activity of cell repair mechanisms and simultaneously of programmed cell death in the connective tissue cells (fibroblasts) that proliferate excessively in this disease
  • Inhibition of cancer cells:
    • Promyelocyte proliferation
    • Gynecological tumors
    • Oral revenge tumors
    • Liver cancer
    • Stomach cancer

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