Description
1,7-Dihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxyxanthone antagonises the contractions induced by chemical inflammatory mediators in the guinea pig trachea in vitro, suggesting its potential medicinal use in the management of inflammation, asthma and allergy. It can be isolated from the roots of Polygala tenuifolia.
Synonyms
1,7-dihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxyxanthen-9-one
IUPAC Name
1,7-dihydroxy-2,3-dimethoxyxanthen-9-one
Molecular Formula
C15H12O6
Canonical SMILES
COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)OC3=C(C2=O)C=C(C=C3)O)O)OC
InChI
InChI=1S/C15H12O6/c1-19-11-6-10-12(14(18)15(11)20-2)13(17)8-5-7(16)3-4-9(8)21-10/h3-6,16,18H,1-2H3
InChIKey
BLXIZCDWQXDWQF-UHFFFAOYSA-N