Tectoquinone

Tectoquinone Structure
Tectoquinone structure
Common Name Tectoquinone
CAS Number 84-54-8 Molecular Weight 222.239
Density 1.3±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 407.8±35.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C15H10O2 Melting Point 170-173 °C(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 152.7±22.9 °C

[Chemical constituents of Morinda officinalis How].

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 16(11) , 675-6, 703, (1991)

This paper reports the identification of four compounds isolated from the cortex of Morinda officinalis growing in Guangdong Province. These compounds are beta-sitosterol (I), 2-methyl-anthraquinone(II), rubiadin-1-methyl ether(III) and 24-ethylcholesterol(VI...

[Studies on the chemical constituents from stem of Chirita longgangensis var. Hongyao].

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 31(4) , 307-8, (2006)

To isolate and elucidate the constituents from stem of Chirita longgangensis var. hongyao.The constituents were extracted with methanol and isolated by chromatography on silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 and ODS. The structures were determined by NMR and MS spectral...

PPARγ agonist from Chromolaena odorata.

J. Nat. Prod. 75(12) , 2076-81, (2012)

A phytochemical investigation of Chromolaena odorata resulted in the isolation of five new compounds, 5aα,6,9,9aβ,10-pentahydro-10β-hydroxy-7-methylanthra[1,2-d][1,3]dioxol-5-one (1), 1,2-methylenedioxy-6-methylanthraquinone (2), 3-hydroxy-1,2,4-trimethoxy-6-...

Isolation, structure elucidation, and cytotoxic evaluation of furanonaphthoquinones from in vitro plantlets and cultures of Streptocarpus dunnii.

J. Nat. Prod. 74(1) , 82-5, (2011)

Two new furanonaphthoquinones, (3R)-7-methoxy-α-dunnione (5) and (3R)-6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-α-dunnione (6), along with the known (3R)-dunnione (1), (3R)-α-dunnione (2), (3R)-7-hydroxy-α-dunnione (3), and 1-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone (4), were isolated from i...

Synergistic TRAIL sensitizers from Barleria alluaudii and Diospyros maritima.

J. Nat. Prod. 75(3) , 394-9, (2012)

Barleria alluaudii and Diospyros maritima were both investigated as part of an ongoing search for synergistic TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor-α-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) sensitizers. As a result of this study, two naphthoquinone epoxides, 2,3-epoxy-2,3-...

Lactones and quinones from the tubers of Sinningia aggregata.

J. Nat. Prod. 73(8) , 1434-7, (2010)

Three new aromatic epsilon-lactones, aggregatins A (1), B (2), and C (3), a new naphthoquinone derivative, aggregatin D (4), and three known anthraquinones, 2-methylanthraquinone, 7-methoxy-2-methylanthraquinone, and 7-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone, were isol...

Effect of additives on fiber yield improvement for kraft pulping of kadam (Anthocephalus chinensis).

Bioresour. Technol. 102(2) , 1284-8, (2011)

Projected decline in future wood resources has prompted researchers to try various additives in existing pulping processes for fiber yield improvement. Many studies have been conducted in the past aimed at improving kraft pulp yield with the use of additives ...

2-methylanthraquinone as a marker of occupational exposure to teak wood dust in boatyards.

Ann. Occup. Hyg. 53(1) , 27-32, (2009)

A new gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) method was developed to detect 2-methylanthraquinone (2-MeA) in wood dust. 2-MeA is present in teak wood (a suspected human carcinogen) but not in oak, beech, mahogany, birch, ash or pine. The method involv...