Emodin
Other names 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone
CAS number 518-82-1
Molecular formula C15H10O5
Molar mass 270.24 g/mol
Emodin (from Rheum emodi, a Himalayan rhubarb) is a purgative resin, 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone, from rhubarb and the buckthorn.[1] The term may also refer to any one of a series of principles isomeric with the emodin of rhubarb.
Aloe-emodin (1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone) is a variety of emodin found in Socotrine, Barbados, and Zanzibar aloes, but not in Natal aloes. |
