Item 4 of 351 (back to results) previous next embelin A hydroxybenzoquinone that is 1,4-benzoquinone substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 2 and 5 and an undecyl group at position 3. Isolated from, Lysimachia punctata and Embelia ribes, it exhibits antimicrobial, antineoplastic and inhibitory activity towards hepatitis C protease.

Current search: 07. Part of Biological Source of Chemical: plant structure [PO:0009011] > multi-tissue plant structure [PO:0025496] > plant organ [PO:0009008] > phyllome [PO:0006001] × Select any link to see items in a related category. more general categories    information about this item 03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals  03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals  biochemical uses [CHEBI:52206] (3306)   enzyme inhibitor [CHEBI:23924] (825)   protease inhibitor [CHEBI:37670] (37)   hepatitis C protease inhibitor [CHEBI:64924] (4)   embelin [CHEBI:4778] (1)  metabolite [CHEBI:25212] (2692)   secondary metabolite [CHEBI:26619] (2225)   embelin [CHEBI:4778] (1)  antimicrobial agent [CHEBI:33281] (927)   embelin [CHEBI:4778] (1) 05. Industrial Uses  05. Industrial Uses  pharmaceutical [CHEBI:52217] (1978)   drug [CHEBI:23888] (1930)   antineoplastic agent [CHEBI:35610] (760)   embelin [CHEBI:4778] (1) 06. Name of Biological Source of Chemical  06. Name of Biological Source of Chemical  Plantae (1926)   Magnoliophyta (1872)   Magnoliopsida (1649)   Ericales (68)   Primulaceae (26)   Aegiceras (3)   Aegiceras corniculatum (3)  Embelia (3)   Embelia ribes (3) 07. Part of Biological Source of Chemical  07. Part of Biological Source of Chemical  plant structure [PO:0009011] (1497)   multi-tissue plant structure [PO:0025496] (1114)   fruit [PO:0009001] (81)  plant organ [PO:0009008] (970)   phyllome [PO:0006001] (351)   leaf [PO:0025034] (351)  plant axis [PO:0025004] (691)   shoot axis [PO:0025029] (271)   stem [PO:0009047] (170) 08. Chemical Category  08. 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Isolated from, Lysimachia punctata and Embelia ribes, it exhibits antimicrobial, antineoplastic and inhibitory activity towards hepatitis C protease. ChEBI Compound Identification Number:   4778 ChEBI InChI Value:   InChI=1S/C17H26O4/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-13-16(20)14(18)12-15(19)17(13)21/h12,18,21H,2-11H2,1H3 ChEBI InChIKey Value:   IRSFLDGTOHBADP-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChEBI Compound Name:   embelin ChEBI SMILES Value:   CCCCCCCCCCCC1=C(O)C(=O)C=C(O)C1=O ChEBI Substance ID:   160709353 ChEBI URL:   ChEBI:4778 ChemSpider ID:   NS Ontomatica Chemical Accession Key (OnChAKey):   IRSFLDGTOHBADP_UHFFFAOYSA_N_000_000000 PubChem Compound ID:   3218