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What does emodin mean?

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  1. (organic chemistry) A purgative resin, 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone, obtained from some rhubarbs and other plants.
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Emodin, an anthraquinone derivative isolated from the rhizomes of Rheum palmatum, selectively inhibits the activity of casein kinase II as a competitive inhibitor.
Emodin upregulates urokinase plasminogen activator, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and promotes wound healing in human fibroblasts.
Aloe emodin is an anthraquinone derivative similar in structure to the known photodynamic sensitizer hypericin.
Various anthraquinones and their derivatives, emodin glycosides, toxalbumins and other alkaloids are the few compounds blamed for the cassia toxicity.
Impact on fruit removal and seed predation of a secondary metabolite, Emodin, in Rhamnusa laternus fruit pulp.
It uses pure nature-identical trans-resveratrol that is free from pesticides and emodin, a potential concern with other forms of resveratrol.

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