ruberythrinic acid

Meaning

An acid extracted from madder root; a yellow crystalline substance from which alizarin is obtained.

Synonyms

rubian

4

10 di- -one

1 hydroxy- 2 3

4 S

ruberythric acid

3 R

alizarine 2 β primveroside

5 R 3

rubianic acid

10 anthracene- di- -one

Etymology

From Latin ruber (“red”) + erythrin.