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Sigma-Aldrich

Embelin

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

2,5-Dihydroxy-3-undecyl-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, Embelic acid, Emberine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H26O4
CAS Number:
550-24-3
Molecular Weight:
294.39
EC Number:
208-979-8
MDL number:
MFCD00016369
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24724473
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

DMSO: >10 mg/mL
H2O: insoluble

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria
Gram-positive bacteria
parasites

Mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCC1=C(O)C(=O)C=C(O)C1=O

InChI

1S/C17H26O4/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-13-16(20)14(18)12-15(19)17(13)21/h12,18,21H,2-11H2,1H3

InChI key

IRSFLDGTOHBADP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... XIAP(331)

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General description

Embelin, a natural benzoquinone-derivative, was initially extracted from Embelia ribes plant. It is structurally similar to ubiquinone.

Application

Embelin has been used:
  • to study its effects on the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL)-induced nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFATc1) luciferase activity
  • to study its role in the mechanisms mediating Parkinson′s disease (PD)
  • in treating whole mouse embryos to determine its effects on the X-linked inhibitory apoptosis protein (XIAP) activity

Biochem/physiol Actions

Embelin elicits anti-oxidant, mitochondrial uncoupling, and anti-fertility properties. It also has anti-diabetic, anti-convulsant, anxiolytic, and anti-microbial activities. Embelin acts as a potent neuroprotective agent and is also beneficial as an adjunct therapy for cerebral stroke.
Embelin is an inhibitor of XIAP (X-linked inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein); in vivo antitumor and anti-inflammatory activity.

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H361f

Precautionary Statements

P201 - P308 + P313

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Zhonghui Lin et al.
Chemistry & biology, 20(2), 253-261 (2013-02-27)
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), a serpin, is the physiological inhibitor of tissue-type and urokinase-type plasminogen activators and thus also an inhibitor of fibrinolysis and tissue remodeling. It is a potential therapeutic target in many pathological conditions, including thrombosis and cancer.
Rajnish Gupta et al.
Journal of diabetes, 4(3), 248-256 (2012-01-19)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant potential of embelin in streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Diabetes was induced in rats fasted overnight by the administration of a single dose of streptozotocin, and analyzed for blood, serum, and biological
Swetha Pavani Rao et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 1861(3), 148157-148157 (2020-01-29)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease characterized by the death of dopamine neurons of Substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) leading to motor deficits. Amongst the mechanisms proposed, mitochondrial dysfunction, reduced complex-I and PGC1α levels were found to correlate
Simone Reuter et al.
Molecular cancer research : MCR, 8(10), 1425-1436 (2010-09-10)
Most patients with cancer die not because of the tumor in the primary site, but because it has spread to other sites. Common tumors, such as breast, multiple myeloma, and prostate tumors, frequently metastasize to the bone. It is now
Sekar Mahendran et al.
Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin, 59(8), 913-919 (2011-08-02)
Antioxidant and related properties of the plant Embelia ribes and embelin are well known. In the present study embelin was condensed with various aromatic substituted primary amines to yield ten new and one reported derivatives along with monomethyl embelin. All
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