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purpurin

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
81-54-9

[ Name ]:
purpurin

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 201-359-8
Verantin
Purpurin
1,2,4-Trihydroxy-9,10-anthracenedione
C.I. Natural Red 16
natural red 16
1,2,4-Trihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone
9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,2,4-trihydroxy-
Purpurine
C.I. Natural Red 8
1,2,4-trihydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione
1,2,4-trishydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone
1,2,4-Trihydroxyanthraquinone
Smoke Brown G
MFCD00001203
Hydroxylizaric acid

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Purpurin is a natural anthraquinone compound from Rubia tinctorum L.. Purpurin has antidepressant-like effects[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others
Research Areas >> Neurological Disease

[In Vivo]

Purpurin (Orally; 2, 6, 18 mg/kg for 3 weeks) exerts dose-dependently antidepressant-like effects on behavior and stress axis reactivity in adult male C57BL/6J mice (6-7 weeks old upon arrival)[1].

[References]

[1]. Ma L, et al. Purpurin exerted antidepressant-like effects on behavior and stress axis reactivity: evidence of serotonergic engagement. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2020 Mar;237(3):887-899. 

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.7±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
525.1±45.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
253-256ºC(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C14H8O5

[ Molecular Weight ]:
256.210

[ Flash Point ]:
285.4±25.2 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
256.037170

[ PSA ]:
94.83000

[ LogP ]:
4.60

[ Appearance of Characters ]:
Powder

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±1.4 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.773

[ Storage condition ]:
2-8C

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
CB8200000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Anthraquinone, 1,2,4-trihydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
81-54-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
1887127
LAST UPDATED :
199612
DATA ITEMS CITED :
6
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C14-H8-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
256.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
L C666 BV IVJ DQ EQ GQ

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
TYPE OF TEST :
LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
>500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM :
Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION :
20 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 240,1,1990

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H315-H319-H335

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi: Irritant;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26;S36

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
CB8200000

[ HS Code ]:
2914690090

Synthetic Route

Precursor & DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2914690090

[ Summary ]:
2914690090 other quinones。Supervision conditions:None。VAT:17.0%。Tax rebate rate:9.0%。MFN tariff:5.5%。General tariff:30.0%

Articles

Structural and optical properties of Purpurin for dye-sensitized solar cells.

Spectrochim. Acta. A. Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 149 , 997-1008, (2015)

In this work, we reported a combined experimental and theoretical study on molecular structure, vibrational spectra and Homo-Lumo analysis of Purpurin and TiO2/Purpurin. The geometries, electronic str...

Protection against the bacterial mutagenicity of heterocyclic amines by purpurin, a natural anthraquinone pigment.

Mutat. Res. 444(2) , 451-61, (1999)

Purpurin (1,2,4-trihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone) is a naturally occurring anthraquinone pigment found in species of madder root. We have found that the presence of purpurin in bacterial mutagenicity ass...

Toxicity and tumorigenicity of purpurin, a natural hydroxanthraquinone in rats: induction of bladder neoplasms.

Cancer Lett. 102(1-2) , 193-8, (1996)

Chronic toxicity and tumorigenicity of purpurin, a natural hydroxyanthraquinone, was examined in two groups of male F344 rats. One group was given a basal diet mixed with purpurin at a concentration o...


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