Item 2 of 4 (back to results) previous next 5-O-methyl embelin A hydroxybenzoquinone that is embelin in which the hydroxy group at position 5 is replaced by a methoxy group. Isolated from Lysimachia punctata and Embelia ribes, it exhibits antileishmanial activity as well as inhibitory activity towards hepatitis C protease.

Current search: 03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals: biochemical uses [CHEBI:52206] > enzyme inhibitor [CHEBI:23924] > protease inhibitor [CHEBI:37670] > hepatitis C protease inhibitor [CHEBI:64924] × 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)   5-O-methyl embelin [CHEBI:65842] (1)  metabolite [CHEBI:25212] (2692)   secondary metabolite [CHEBI:26619] (2225)   5-O-methyl embelin [CHEBI:65842] (1)  antimicrobial agent [CHEBI:33281] (927)   antimicrobial drug [CHEBI:36043] (169)   antiprotozoal drug [CHEBI:35820] (168)   antileishmanial agent [CHEBI:70868] (22)   5-O-methyl embelin [CHEBI:65842] (1) 05. Industrial Uses  05. 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Isolated from Lysimachia punctata and Embelia ribes, it exhibits antileishmanial activity as well as inhibitory activity towards hepatitis C protease. ChEBI Compound Identification Number:   65842 ChEBI InChI Value:   InChI=1S/C18H28O4/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-14-17(20)15(19)13-16(22-2)18(14)21/h13,20H,3-12H2,1-2H3 ChEBI InChIKey Value:   KHBJLRRAMCJZLZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChEBI Compound Name:   5-O-methyl embelin ChEBI SMILES Value:   CCCCCCCCCCCC1=C(O)C(=O)C=C(OC)C1=O ChEBI Substance ID:   160709468 ChEBI URL:   ChEBI:65842 ChemSpider ID:   149914 Ontomatica Chemical Accession Key (OnChAKey):   KHBJLRRAMCJZLZ_UHFFFAOYSA_N_000_000000 PubChem Compound ID:   171489