| emodin | <chemistry> An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc, and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; so called from a species of rhubarb (Rheum emodei). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| emodin O-methyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses methylation of the 8-hydroxy group of emodin, forming questin; mw = 322 kD Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| emodinanthrone oxygenase | <enzyme> Internal monooxygenase from aspergillus terreus which converts emodinanthrone to emodin; does not require any foreign electron donor Registry number: EC 1.13.12.- Synonym: emodin anthrone oxygenase, emodin anthrone monooxygenase, emodinanthrone monooxygenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| aloe-emodin | 1,8-dihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)anthraquinone; 3-hydroxymethylchrysazin;the trimethyl ether of emodin; used as a laxative. See: aloin, emodin. Synonym: rhabarberone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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