monohydroxy-1,4-benzoquinones

Any 1,4-benzoquinone carrying a single hydroxy substituent.

ChEBI ID: 67273

Members (5)

Member	Definition	Role
2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone	The simplest member of the class of 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinones, that is 1,4-benzoquinone in which a single hydrogen is replaced by a hydroxy group.	2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone
5-o-methylembelin	A member of the class of monohydroxy-1,4-benzoquinones that is embelin in which the hydroxy group at position 5 is replaced by a methoxy group. Isolated from Lysimachia punctata and Embelia ribes, it exhibits antileishmanial activity as well as inhibitory activity towards hepatitis C protease.	5-O-methyl embelin
illimaquinone		Ilimaquinone
sorgoleone	A member of the family of benzoquinones, sorgoleone is 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-1,4-benzoquinone in which the hydrogen at position 3 is substituted by a (4Z,7Z)-pentadeca-1,4,7-trien-15-yl group.	sorgoleone
terreic acid		terreic acid