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NIH3D

Physcion

PubChem 10639
was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for
Gurke
Created:
7/20/21
Submitted:
10/8/26
Published:
10/8/26

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3DPX-015973

Licensing:

CC-BY
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Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description

Physcion is a dihydroxyanthraquinone that is 9,10-anthraquinone bearing hydroxy substituents at positions 1 and 8, a methoxy group at position 3, and a methyl group at position 6. It has been widely isolated and characterised from both terrestrial and marine sources. It has a role as a metabolite, an antibacterial agent, an antineoplastic agent, an antifungal agent, a hepatoprotective agent, an anti-inflammatory agent and an apoptosis inducer. It is functionally related to a 2-methylanthraquinone.
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