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Names | |
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Preferred IUPAC name 5-Hydroxy-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione | |
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3D model (JSmol) | |
ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.882 |
KEGG | |
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Properties | |
C11H8O3 | |
Molar mass | 188.17942 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Plumbagin or 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone is an organic compound with the chemical formula C
11H
8O
3. It is regarded as a toxin [1] and it is genotoxic [2] and mutagenic. [3]
Plumbagin is a yellow dye, [1] formally derived from naphthoquinone.
It is named after the plant genus Plumbago , from which it was originally isolated. [4] It is also commonly found in the carnivorous plant genera Drosera and Nepenthes . [5] [6] It is also a component of the black walnut drupe.