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Plumbagin

Plumbagin or 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is regarded as a toxin and mutagenic.

Plumbagin is a yellow dye, formally derived from naphthoquinone.

It is named after the plant genus Plumbago, from which it was originally isolated. It is also commonly found in the carnivorous plant genera Drosera and Nepenthes. It is also a component of the black walnut drupe.

References

(2009). "Genotoxicity of plumbagin and its effects on catechol and NQNO-induced DNA damage in mouse lymphoma cells". Toxicology in Vitro.
(1985). "Toxicity and mutagenicity of plumbagin and the induction of a possible new DNA repair pathway in Escherichia coli". J Bacteriol.
[https://www.drugs.com/npp/black-walnut.html Black Walnut]. Drugs.com.
(1972). "Distribution of Plumbagin in the Plumbaginaceae". Phytochemistry.
(2010). "Terahertz and Infrared Spectra of Plumbagin, Juglone, and Menadione". [[Carnivorous Plant Newsletter]].
(2002). "''Nepenthes insignis'' Uses a C₂-Portion of the Carbon Skeleton of L-Alanine Acquired via its Carnivorous Organs, to Build up the Allelochemical Plumbagin". Phytochemistry.

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