Plumbagin

Plumbagin
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 5-Hydroxy-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione
Identifiers
CAS Number	481-42-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:8273 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL295316 ;
ChemSpider	9790 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.882
IUPHAR/BPS	7003;
KEGG	C10387 ;
PubChem CID	10205;
UNII	YAS4TBQ4OQ ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8075413 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C11H8O3/c1-6-5-9(13)10-7(11(6)14)3-2-4-8(10)12/h2-5,12H,1H3 Key: VCMMXZQDRFWYSE-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C11H8O3/c1-6-5-9(13)10-7(11(6)14)3-2-4-8(10)12/h2-5,12H,1H3 Key: VCMMXZQDRFWYSE-UHFFFAOYAB;
	SMILES Oc1c2C(=O)cc(C)C(=O)c2ccc1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H8O3
Molar mass	188.17942 g/mol
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Plumbagin or 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone is an organic compound with the chemical formula C
₁₁H
₈O
₃. It is regarded as a toxin and it is genotoxic 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.