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MeSH Supplementary: shikonin
Unique ID: C016101
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C016101
Entry Term(s): (+)-shikonin; (+-)-shikonin; (R)-(+)-shikonin; 1,4-naphthalenedione, 5,8-dihydroxy-2-((1R)-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-penten-1-yl)-; 1,4-naphthalenedione, 5,8-dihydroxy-2-((1r)-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-; 1,4-naphthalenedione, 5,8-dihydroxy-2-(1-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-, (R)-; 1,4-naphthoquinone, 5,8-dihydroxy-2-(1-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-, (+)-; 2-((1R)-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone; 5,8-dihydroxy-2-((1R)-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-penten-1-yl)-1,4-naphthalenedione; 5,8-dihydroxy-2-(1-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-1,4-naphthalenedione; isoarnebin 4; shikonin, (+)-isomer
Pharm Action: Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Registry Numbers: 3IK6592UBW; 54952-43-1
Related Numbers: 517-89-5; 54952-43-1
Heading Mapped to: *Naphthoquinones
Frequency: 592
Note: a naphthazarin; has antineoplastic and angiogenesis inhibiting activities
Source: Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 25(9):2392;1977; FEBS Lett 88:51;1978
Indexing Information: Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Date of Entry: 1978/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/08/26

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