Fagopyrin

Fagopyrin
IUPAC name 1,3,4,6,8,13-hexahydroxy-10,11-dimethyl-2,5-di(piperidin-2-yl)fenantro[1,10,9,8-opqra]peryleen-7,14-dion
Identifiers
	PubChem	5488537
	Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O=C1C2=C(C3=C(O)C(C4CCCCN4)=C2O)C(C5=C6C(C)=CC(O)=C15)=C7C (C3=C(O)C(C8NCCCC8)=C9O)=C9C(C%10=C7C6=C(C)C=C%10O)=O
Properties
Molecular formula	C40H34N2O8
Molar mass	670,71 g/mol
Appearance	red pigment
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Infobox references

Fagopyrin is a naturally occurring substance in the buckwheat plant.^[1] Its chemical structure contains a naphthodianthrone skeleton similar that of to hypericin.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ↑ Brockmann, Hans; Weber, Erhard; Sander, Elsbeth (1950). "Fagopyrin, ein photodynamischer Farbstoff aus Buchweizen (Fagopyrum esculentum)". Die Naturwissenschaften 37 (2): 43. doi:10.1007/BF00645366. 

External links

• Phytopharmaka VII: Forschung und klinische Anwendung