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Emodin 
Purgative anthraquinone found in several plants, especially Rhamnus frangula. It was formerly used as a laxative, but is now used mainly as tool in toxicity studies.     
Pharmacological Action Enzyme Inhibitors
Other names Rheum Emodin; Frangula Emodin; Aloe Emodin; Emodin, Rheum; Emodin, Frangula; Emodin, Aloe; Frangulic Acid; Archin; Rheum Emodin; Frangula Emodin; Aloe Emodin
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
physcione  521-61-9 1,8-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methylanthraquinone  Emodin/*analogs & derivatives. 
alloin  8015-61-0 10-(1,5'-anhydroglucosyl)aloe-emodin-9-anthrone  Emodin/*analogs & derivatives Aloe.  Curr Therap Res 16(8):817;1974
aloe emodin anthrone  6247-99-0   Emodin/*analogs & derivatives.  Pharm Acta Helv 1989;64(1):8
2-hydroxyemodin  641-90-7   Emodin/*analogs & derivatives.  Toxicol Lett 1987;37(2):149
questin  3774-64-9   Emodin/*analogs & derivatives Drugs, Chinese Herbal.  Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao 1986;20(10):778
emodin anthrone  491-60-1   Emodin/*analogs & derivatives.  Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1986;30(1):147
1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-hydroxymethylanthraquinone  481-73-2   Emodin/*analogs & derivatives.  Mutat Res 1987;180(2):147
2-hydroxychrysophanol  58322-78-4   Emodin/*analogs & derivatives Plant Extracts.  J Nat Prod 1989;52(3):660
10-(4-acetimdobenzylidene)-9-anthrone  0   Emodin/*analogs & derivatives Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors.  Oncogene 1998 Jun 4;16(22):2855-63
aloe-emodin 1-O-glucopyranoside  0   *Glucosides Emodin/*analogs & derivatives.  Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2000 Feb 21;10(4):323-7
10-hydroxyaloin B  0   Aloe Emodin/*analogs & derivatives.  Phytochem Anal. 2003 Sep-Oct;14(5):275-80
deacetyllittoraloin  0   Aloe Emodin/*analogs & derivatives.  Phytochem Anal. 2003 Sep-Oct;14(5):275-80