Dibromothymoquinone

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Structural formula
Structural formula of dibromothymoquinone
General
Surname Dibromothymoquinone
other names
  • 2,5-dibromo-3-methyl-6-isopropyl- p -benzoquinone
  • DBMIB
Molecular formula C 10 H 10 Br 2 O 2
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 29096-93-3
EC number 249-431-8
ECHA InfoCard 100.044.923
PubChem 34474
ChemSpider 31724
DrugBank DB04646
Wikidata Q17539331
properties
Molar mass 321.99 g mol −1
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
07 - Warning

Caution

H and P phrases H: 315-319-335
P: 261-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Dibromothymoquinone is a chemical compound from the group of benzoquinones . In research, the compound is used as a photosynthetic poison , which inhibits the Q o site in the cytochrome b 6 f complex .

Z-scheme of photosynthesis with possible points of attack

Derivatives

Individual evidence

  1. a b Data sheet 2,5-Dibromo-6-isopropyl-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on July 27, 2014 ( PDF ).
  2. uni-hohenheim.de: Herbicide DBMIB
  3. Astrid Riedel, David M. Kramer, Wolfgang Nitschke: The inhibitor DBMIB and its influence on the EPR and redox properties of the Rieske-2FE2S-center of the cytochrome b6f complex . In: Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry . tape 59 , no. 2-3 , August 1995, pp. 545 , doi : 10.1016 / 0162-0134 (95) 97640-c ( PDF ).