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2,5-Dibromo-6-isopropyl-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone

Synonym(s):

2,5-Dibromo-3-methyl-6-isopropyl-p-benzoquinone, Dibromothymoquinone

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHC6Br2(CH3)(=O)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
321.99
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
EC Number:
249-431-8
MDL number:
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form

powder, crystals or chunks

Quality Level

mp

70-72 °C (lit.)

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CC(C)C1=C(Br)C(=O)C(C)=C(Br)C1=O

InChI

1S/C10H10Br2O2/c1-4(2)6-8(12)9(13)5(3)7(11)10(6)14/h4H,1-3H3

InChI key

GHHZELQYJPWSMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

2, 5-Dibromo-6-isopropyl-3-methyl-1, 4-benzoquinone has been used as a metabolic inhibitor of violaxanthin (V) cycle of Pelvetia canaliculata and is used as a photosynthetic electron transport chain (pETC) inhibitor.

Biochem/physiol Actions

2, 5-Dibromo-6-isopropyl-3-methyl-1, 4-benzoquinone acts as an inhibitor of respiratory and photosynthetic processes.


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Activation of violaxanthin cycle in darkness is a common response to different abiotic stresses: a case study in Pelvetia canaliculata
Marin BF<
BMC plant biology (2011)
Jemaa Essemine et al.
Frontiers in plant science, 11, 1009-1009 (2020-08-01)
The present study reveals contrasting responses of photosynthesis to salt stress in two C4 species: a glycophyte Setaria viridis (SV) and a halophyte Spartina alterniflora (SA). Specifically, the effect of short-term salt stress treatment on the photosynthetic CO2 uptake and
Eva Kiss et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1817(7), 1083-1094 (2013-03-15)
Photosynthetic electron transport, chromatic photoacclirnation and expression of the genes encoding the 01, 02, and cytochrome b559 subunits of the Photosystem II complex were studied in the chlorophyll d containing cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina MBIC11017 under various environmental conditions. During oxygen