Tyrian purple: 6,6′-Dibromoindigo and related compounds

Molecules

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 736-769

  Cooksey, Christopher J ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6,6 dibromoindigo; 6,6 dibromoindirubin; 6 bromoindigo; Properties; Structure; Synthesis; Tyrindoleninone; Tyrindolinone; Tyrindoxyl; Tyriverdin

Indexed keywords

6 BROMOINDIGO; 6 BROMOISATIN; 6,6' DIBROMOINDIGO; 6,6' DIBROMOINDIRUBIN; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; DYE; INDIRUBIN; TYRIAN PURPLE; TYRINDOLENINONE; TYRINDOXYL SULFATE; TYRINOLINONE; TYRIVERDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SHELLFISH; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0042894451     PISSN: 14203049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/60900736     Document Type: Review

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