Alizarin (1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone) is a red dye wilth mild antibacterial activity. Alizarin has been found to inhibit biofilm formation by three <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> strains and a S<em>taphylococcus epidermidis</em> strain.</br>Alizarin has moderate antibacterial activity against <em>Staphylococcus epidermidis</em> and <em>Salmonella enterica</em>.
| Catalog Number | R040625 |
| CAS Number | 72-48-0 |
| Synonyms | 1,2-Dihydroxyanthraquinone; 1,2-Anthraquinonediol; 1,2-Dihydroxy-9,10-anthracenedione; 1,2-Dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone; 1,2-Dihydroxyanthraquinone; Acid Metachrome Red B; Acid Mordant Red B; Alizarin; Alizarin Red; Alizarina; Alizarine; Alizarine 3B |
| Molecular Formula | C14H8O4 |
| Purity | 95% |
| Target | P450 |
| Solubility | Soluble in DMSO > 10 mM |
| Storage | 3 years -20C powder |
| IUPAC Name | 1,2-dihydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C14H8O4/c15-10-6-5-9-11(14(10)18)13(17)8-4-2-1-3-7(8)12(9)16/h1-6,15,18H |
| InChIKey | RGCKGOZRHPZPFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C(=C(C=C3)O)O |
| Reference | Park, Jun-Hwan, and Hoi-Seon Lee. /Antimicrobial Activities of 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone Derivatives against Food-borne Bacteria./ J Korean Soc Appl Biol Chem Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry 58.1 (2015): 121-25. Web.<br/><br/> |
