CAS 81-64-1: Quinizarin

Applications 1,4-Dihydroxyanthraquinone is a bioactive compound from a phytochemical extract which may confer antimicrobial, antioxidant or anti-cancer activity. References Balachandran, P. et al.: Molecules, 26, 735 (2021);

Quinizarin (1,4-Dihydroxyanthraquinone) is a natural product

1,4-Dihydroxyanthraquinone is a chemical compound that is stable in the presence of oxygen and has been used as an optical sensor. It has been shown to be able to detect glucose in human serum. 1,4-Dihydroxyanthraquinone has also been shown to have a number of biochemical properties, including its ability to inhibit energy metabolism by binding with NAD+ and inhibiting the formation of ATP. This compound binds with sodium carbonate or acid complex, which leads to the formation of an intramolecular hydrogen bond. The redox potential for this compound is -0.14 V (in acidic solution). 1,4-Dihydroxyanthraquinone shows apoptosis pathway activity in vitro and has shown bacterial strain specificity when tested against Staphylococcus aureus isolates.

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1,4-Dihydroxyanthraquinone is used to color gasoline and some heating oils. It is used as an intermediate for the synthesis of indanthrene- and alizarin-derived dyes. It is also used to form lake pigments with calcium, barium and lead. It may be used in the synthesis of cyclopentanoids by cyclization of α,β-unsaturated aldehyde with 1, 4 1,4-Dihydroxyanthraquinone. It has been studied as a long range emissive ratiometric fluorescent probe for live cell imaging. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

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