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hypocrellin B
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: Hydrocarbon rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.
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hypocrellin B
photosensitive pigments isolated from Hypocrella bambusae Sacc; structure given in first source
123940-54-5 1H-
Cyclohepta(ghi)perylene-
5,12-
dione, 3-
acetyl-
6,11-
dihydroxy-
4,8,9,13-
tetramethoxy-
2-
methyl
*Quinones
Perylene/*analogs & derivatives
Drugs
, Chinese Herbal
Pharma Action
Photosensitizing Agents
Sci China (B) 1990;33(1):18