Product Information
Name:Shikonin
Brand:Biosynth
Description:Shikonin is a natural product from the roots of Lithospermum erythroryzon, used in the Chinese herbal medicine under the name Zicao. Shikonin has a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antithrombotic and anti-tumoral properties. Shikonin also has the ability to inhibit the main protease Mpro from coronaviruses, and inhibit the Mpro protease from SARS-CoV-2 with an IC50 of 15.75 μM.
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Chemical properties
Molecular weight:288.3 g/mol
Formula:C16H16O5
Purity:Min. 98 Area-%
Color/Form:Powder
InChI:InChI=1S/C16H16O5/c1-8(2)3-4-10(17)9-7-13(20)14-11(18)5-6-12(19)15(14)16(9)21/h3,5-7,10,17-19H,4H2,1-2H3/t10-/m1/s1
InChI key:InChIKey=NEZONWMXZKDMKF-SNVBAGLBSA-N
SMILES:CC(C)=CC[C@@H](O)C1=CC(=O)c2c(O)ccc(O)c2C1=O
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