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Preferred Name

Danthron
Synonyms

Dioxyanthrachinonum

1,8-Dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone

1,8-Dioxyanthraquinone

1,8-Dihydroxy-9,10-anthracenedione

1,4,5,8-Tetroxyantraquinone

1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinone

Chrysazin

DANTHRON

Danthron

Definitions

A reddish, synthetic anthraquinone derivative. Danthron has been widely used as a laxative, but is no longer used to treat constipation and is currently used as an antioxidant in synthetic lubricants, in the synthesis of experimental antitumor agents, as a fungicide and as an intermediate for making dyes. This substance is a suspected mutagen and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. (NCI05)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C44363

CAS_Registry

117-10-2

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:3682

Chemical_Formula

C14H8O4

code

C44363

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A reddish, synthetic anthraquinone derivative. Danthron has been widely used as a laxative, but is no longer used to treat constipation and is currently used as an antioxidant in synthetic lubricants, in the synthesis of experimental antitumor agents, as a fungicide and as an intermediate for making dyes. This substance is a suspected mutagen and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. (NCI05)

FDA_UNII_Code

Z4XE6IBF3V

FULL_SYN

Dioxyanthrachinonum

1,8-Dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone

1,8-Dioxyanthraquinone

1,8-Dihydroxy-9,10-anthracenedione

1,4,5,8-Tetroxyantraquinone

1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinone

Chrysazin

DANTHRON

Danthron

label

Danthron

Legacy Concept Name

Danthron

NSC Number

38626

646568

7210

Preferred_Name

Danthron

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C44363

Semantic_Type

Hazardous or Poisonous Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0057135

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C45177

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