Alizarin

• Catalog No.: Bio-0224
• CAS Number: 72-48-0
• M. F.: C14H8O4
• M. W.: 240.21092

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 1,2-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydroanthracene-9,10-dione
• IUPAC Traditional name: 1,2-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydroanthracene-9,10-dione
• Synonyms: Madder; Mordant Red 11; Lizarinic acid

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 72-48-0

PROPERTIES

• Application(s): In clinical practice is used to stain synovial fluid to assess for basic calcium phosphate crystals
• Biological Source: Aglycone from madder root Rubia tinctorum. Also found in Rubia iberica, Rubia cordifolia and in tissue cultures of Galium mollugo, Morinda citrifolia, Cinchona ledgeriana and Cinchona pubescens
• Mechanism of Action: Bonds with calcifying tissues

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