Chemical fact sheet: Aloe-emodin

Aloe-emodin

Basics

Category
Anthraquinone and quinone derivatives
IUPAC-name
1,8-dihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)anthracene-9,10-dione
Formula
No formula stored
Exact mass
270.05280 g/mol
Molecular weight
270.24000 g/mol
Structure
Chemical structure of aloe-emodin
Figure 1.1: Chemical structure of aloe-emodin

Sources

In summary, the chemical aloe-emodin has been analyzed from following sources:

Rheum officinale  Baill.
1st
Rheum palmatum  L.
1st
Rheum tanguticum  Maxim. ex Balf
1st

Note that an analysis result in the database may indicate either presence or lack thereof of a chemical in an analyzed sample.

References

  1. L. Gao, T. Guo, X. Xu, and J. Yang, "Rapid identification and simultaneous analysis of multiple constituents from Rheum tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf. By UPLC/Q-TOF-MS.," Natural Product Research , vol. 31 , no. 13 , pp. 1529–1535 , DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1280491 .
  2. J. Liu, L. Leng, Y. Liu, H. Gao, W. Yang, S. Chen, and A. Liu, "Identification and quantification of target metabolites combined with transcriptome of two rheum species focused on anthraquinone and flavonoids biosynthesis.," Scientific Reports , vol. 10 , no. 1 , pp. 20241 , DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77356-9 .

Analysis results

Analysis result 1

Detection technique Values Units
UV/Vis 225
260 		nm
[M⁻ H]⁻ 269.04480 m/z
STD
False
TLC
False
UV/Vis detector description
UPLC-UV/Vis
Mass spectrometer description
UPLC-QTOF-ESI-MS/MS, HDMS
Organism
Rheum tanguticum  Maxim. ex Balf
wild
dried, powdered
Collection dates
2007-10
Sample note
The root samples were identified by Prof. Zhichuan Bai at the College of Horticulture and Landscape, Southwest University. Voucher specimens (No. 200712) were deposited at the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Extraction solvents
methanol
Extraction mass/volume-ratio
40 mg/mL
Extraction repeats
3
Extraction time
1 h 30 min
Extraction temperature
20±5 °C
Analysis solvents
methanol
References

L. Gao, T. Guo, X. Xu, and J. Yang, "Rapid identification and simultaneous analysis of multiple constituents from Rheum tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf. By UPLC/Q-TOF-MS.," Natural Product Research , vol. 31 , no. 13 , pp. 1529–1535 , DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1280491 .

Analysis result 2

Detection technique Values Units
[M⁺ H]⁺ 271.10000 m/z
MS²⁺ 242.10000 m/z
[M⁻ H]⁻ 269.20000 m/z
MS²⁻ 240.10000 m/z
STD
True
TLC
False
UV/Vis detector description
UV/Vis
Mass spectrometer description
UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS
Organism
Rheum officinale  Baill.
cultivated
fresh, powdered
Sample note
The identification of Rheum officinale from the collected rhizome specimens were conducted by Prof. Li Xiang at the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Dried material storage temperature
-80 °C
Extraction solvents
methanol
Extraction repeats
1
Extraction temperature
4 °C
Analysis solvents
methanol
References

J. Liu, L. Leng, Y. Liu, H. Gao, W. Yang, S. Chen, and A. Liu, "Identification and quantification of target metabolites combined with transcriptome of two rheum species focused on anthraquinone and flavonoids biosynthesis.," Scientific Reports , vol. 10 , no. 1 , pp. 20241 , DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77356-9 .

Analysis result 3

Detection technique Values Units
[M⁺ H]⁺ 271.10000 m/z
MS²⁺ 242.10000 m/z
[M⁻ H]⁻ 269.20000 m/z
MS²⁻ 240.10000 m/z
STD
True
TLC
False
UV/Vis detector description
UV/Vis
Mass spectrometer description
UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS
Organism
Rheum palmatum  L.
cultivated
fresh, powdered
Sample note
The identification of Rheum palmatum from the collected rhizome specimens were conducted by Prof. Li Xiang at the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Dried material storage temperature
-80 °C
Extraction solvents
methanol
Extraction repeats
1
Extraction temperature
4 °C
Analysis solvents
methanol
References

J. Liu, L. Leng, Y. Liu, H. Gao, W. Yang, S. Chen, and A. Liu, "Identification and quantification of target metabolites combined with transcriptome of two rheum species focused on anthraquinone and flavonoids biosynthesis.," Scientific Reports , vol. 10 , no. 1 , pp. 20241 , DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77356-9 .