Plumbagin

Plumbagin
	Skeletal formula of plumbagin
	Ball-and-stick model of plumbagin
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 5-Hydroxy-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione
Identifiers
CAS Number	481-42-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:8273 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL295316 ;
ChemSpider	9790 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.882
IUPHAR/BPS	7003;
KEGG	C10387 ;
PubChem CID	10205;
UNII	YAS4TBQ4OQ ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8075413 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C11H8O3/c1-6-5-9(13)10-7(11(6)14)3-2-4-8(10)12/h2-5,12H,1H3 Key: VCMMXZQDRFWYSE-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C11H8O3/c1-6-5-9(13)10-7(11(6)14)3-2-4-8(10)12/h2-5,12H,1H3 Key: VCMMXZQDRFWYSE-UHFFFAOYAB;
	SMILES Oc1c2C(=O)cc(C)C(=O)c2ccc1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H8O3
Molar mass	188.17942 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Plumbagin or 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone is an organic compound with the chemical formula C
₁₁H
₈O
₃. It is regarded as a toxin^[1] and it is genotoxic^[2] and mutagenic.^[3]

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Plumbagin is a yellow dye,^[1] formally derived from naphthoquinone.

It is named after the plant genus Plumbago, from which it was originally isolated.^[4] It is also commonly found in the carnivorous plant genera Drosera and Nepenthes.^[5]^[6] It is also a component of the black walnut drupe.

Plumbagin inhibits CYP2J2.^[7]

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