Fagopyrin

Fagopyrin
Structural formula of fagopyrin
Ball-and-stick model of the fagopyrin molecule
Names
IUPAC name
1,3,4,6,8,13-hexahydroxy-10,11-dimethyl-2,5-di(piperidin-2-yl)fenantro[1,10,9,8-opqra]peryleen-7,14-dion
Identifiers
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PubChem 5488537
Properties
C40H34N2O8
Molar mass 670,71 g/mol
Appearance red pigment
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Fagopyrin is a term used for several closely related naturally occurring substance in the buckwheat plant.[1] Their chemical structure contains a naphthodianthrone skeleton similar to that of hypericin.[2]

References

  1. Brockmann, Hans; Weber, Erhard; Sander, Elsbeth (1950). "Fagopyrin, ein photodynamischer Farbstoff aus Buchweizen (Fagopyrum esculentum)". Die Naturwissenschaften 37 (2): 43. doi:10.1007/BF00645366.
  2. Eva Tavčar Benković, Dušan Žigon, Miha Friedrich, Janez Plavec, Samo Kreft, Isolation, analysis and structures of phototoxic fagopyrins from buckwheat, Food Chemistry, Volume 143, 15 January 2014, Pages 432-439, ISSN 0308-8146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.07.118. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814613010479)

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