| Bioactivity | Tectoquinone (2-Methylanthraquinone) is a SARSCoV-2 main protease inhibitor against COVID-19. Tectoquinone exhibits strong mosquito larvicidal activity with the LC50 values of 3.3 and 5.4 μg/ml against A. aegypti and A. albopictus in 24 h, respectively[1][2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Tectoquinone | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 84-54-8 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C15H10O2 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 222.24 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Sen-Sung Cheng, et al. Larvicidal activity of tectoquinone isolated from red heartwood-type Cryptomeria japonica against two mosquito species. Bioresour Technol. 2008 Jun;99(9):3617-22. [2]. Anoop Kallingal, et al. Molecular modeling study of tectoquinone and acteoside from Tectona grandis linn: a new SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitor against COVID-19. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2022 Mar;40(4):1764-1775. |