| Bioactivity | Tropolone, a tropone derivative with a hydroxyl group in the 2-position, is a precursor of manyazulene derivatives such as methyl 2-methylazulene-1-carboxylate[1]. Tropolone is a potent inhibitor of mushroom tyrosinase with a IC50 of 0.4 μM, and the inhibition can be reversed by dialysis or by excess CU2+[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Tropolone | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 533-75-5 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C7H6O2 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 122.12 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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