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. 2022 Sep 28;20(10):611. doi: 10.3390/md20100611

Table 4.

Composition of naphthoquinone pigments of sea urchins and plants.

Naphthoquinone Pigments of Sea Urchin Naphthoquinone Pigments of Terrestrial Plants
1 Echinochrome A Lawsone
2 Spinochrome A (Spinochrome B3;
Spinochrome M; Spinochrome M1; Spinochrome Aka2; Spinochrome P)
Lapachol
3 Spinochrome B
(Spinochrome B1; Spinochrome M2;Spinochrome N; Spinochrome P1)
Alizarin
4 Spinochrome C
(Spinochrome B2; Spinochrome F;
Spinochrome F1; Spinochrome M3; Spinone A; Isoechinochrome)
Shikonins
5 Spinochrome D (Spinochrome Aka; Spinochrome Aka1) Alkannins
6 Spinochrome E Chimaphilins
7 Spinochrome G Plumbagin
8 Spinochrome S 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone
9 2-Hydroxy-3-acetylnaphthazarin Droserone
10 2,3,7-trihydroxy-6-ethyljuglone Juglone
11 2-hydroxy-6-ethyljuglone 7-Methyljuglone
12 Naphthopurpurin Anthrasesamones
13 6-Ethyl-2-hydroxynaphthazarin
14 6-Acetyl-2,7-dihydroxyjuglone
15 6-Acetyl-2-hydroxynaphthazarin
16 Mompain
17 Ethylmompain
18 6-Ethyl-3,7-dihydroxy-2-methoxynaphthazarin
19 6-Ethyl-2,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxynaphthazarin
20 3-Acetyl-2,7-dihydroxy-6-methylnaphthazarin
21 Echinamine A
22 Echinamine B
23 Aminopentahydroxynaphthoquinone
24 Spinamine E
25 Spinazarin
26 Ethylspinazarin
27 Tetrahydroxydimethoxynaphthoquinone
28 Namakochrome
29 Ethylidene-6,6′-bis(2,3,7-trihydroxynaphthazarin)
30 Ethylidene-3,3′-bis(2,6,7-trihydroxynaphthazarin).
31 Anhydroethylidene-6,6′,-bis(2,3,7-trihydroxynaphthazarin)
32 Anhydroethylidene-3,3′-bis(2,6,7-trihydroxynaphthazarin)
33 Mirabiquinone A
34 Pyranonaphthazarin
35 Acetylaminotrihydroxynaphthoquinone
36 Spinochrome dimer
37 Spinochrome B sulfate derivative
38 Spinochrome E sulfate derivative
39 Spinochrome A—Iso 2
40 Spinochrome D—Iso 1
41 Spinochrome D—Iso 3