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Physcion

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

1,8-Dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methylanthraquinone, 6-O-Methylemodin, 6-Methoxychrysophanic acid, Emodin-3-methyl ether, Parietin, Rheochrysidin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H12O5
CAS Number:
521-61-9
Molecular Weight:
284.26
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329770284
EC Number:
208-315-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
6770499
MDL number:
MFCD00017374

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InChI key

FFWOKTFYGVYKIR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C16H12O5/c1-7-3-9-13(11(17)4-7)16(20)14-10(15(9)19)5-8(21-2)6-12(14)18/h3-6,17-18H,1-2H3

SMILES string

COc1cc(O)c2C(=O)c3c(O)cc(C)cc3C(=O)c2c1

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

100

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General description

Physcion is an anthraquinone derivative and is available as the active constituent of Chinese medicinal plants such as Rhubarb, Polygonum cuspidatum and Reynoutria multiflora. It exhibits various biological activities such as antitumor, antimicrobial, antifungal, antioxidant and antihuman cytomegalovirus activity.

Application

Physcion may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in medicinal plants, pharmaceutical preparations, vegetables, herbs and liquors using different chromatography techniques.
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Biochem/physiol Actions

Anthraquinone-derivative found in medicinal herbs.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

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pictograms

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GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCM3894
BCCH9258
BCCG4263
BCCD9467
BCBX0051

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Occurrence of emodin, chrysophanol and physcion in vegetables, herbs and liquors. Genotoxicity and anti-genotoxicity of the anthraquinones and of the whole plants
Mueller O.S, et al.
Food And Chemical Toxicology, 37(5), 481-491 (1999)
Han-Jing Yan et al.
The American journal of Chinese medicine, 38(3), 473-483 (2010-05-27)
Fallopia multiflora (Thunb.) Harald, a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, is used in treating dizziness. In this study, the samples of F. multiflora from ten different locations were collected, and five bioactive components (2, 3, 5, 4'-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-beta-D-glucoside, emodin, emodin-8-O-beta-D-glucoside, physcion and
Ming-Yi Shen et al.
PloS one, 6(11), e27480-e27480 (2011-11-17)
Plants provide a rich source of lead compounds for a variety of diseases. A novel approach combining phytochemistry and chemotaxis assays was developed and used to identify and study the mechanisms of action of the active compounds in F. japonica
Simultaneous determination of five anthraquinones in medicinal plants and pharmaceutical preparations by HPLC with fluorescence detection
He D, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 49(4), 1123-1127 (2009)
Santosh Pandit et al.
Biofouling, 28(3), 279-287 (2012-03-23)
Polygonum cuspidatum is a plant with spreading rhizomes and numerous reddish-brown stems that has been used in Korean folk medicine to improve oral hygiene. Nevertheless, there are no reports related to its possible effect on the virulence of dental biofilms.
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