FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: embelin
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General Information
Name
embelin
FlyBase ID
FBch0001586
ChEBI Name
embelin
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:4778
PubChem Name
Embelin
PubChem ID
CID:3218
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of embelin
embelin
InChIKey

IRSFLDGTOHBADP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A member of the class of dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinones that is 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone which is substituted by an undecyl group at position 3. Isolated from Lysimachia punctata and Embelia ribes, it exhibits antimicrobial, antineoplastic and inhibitory activity towards hepatitis C protease.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (21)
Synonyms
2,5-Dihydroxy-3-undecyl-1,4-benzoquinone
(PubChem, 2019-)
2,5-Dihydroxy-3-undecyl-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
(PubChem, 2019-)
2,5-Dihydroxy-3-undecyl-p-benzoquinone
(PubChem, 2019-)
2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecyl-1,4-benzoquinone
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecyl-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
(PubChem, 2019-)
2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecyl-p-benzoquinone
(PubChem, 2019-)
2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
550-24-3
(PubChem, 2019-)
EMBELIN
(PubChem, 2019-)
Embelic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
Embelin
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Emberine
(PubChem, 2019-)
NSC 91874
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:3218
(PubChem, 2019-)
UNII-SHC6U8F5ER
(PubChem, 2019-)
embelic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
embelin
(Bervoets et al., 2019, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
emberine
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
nsc 91874
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:3218
(PubChem, 2019-)
unii-shc6u8f5er
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (3)