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Anthraquinone vs Purpurin - What's the difference?

anthraquinone | purpurin |

As nouns the difference between anthraquinone and purpurin

is that anthraquinone is (organic compound) a tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene while purpurin is a red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain.

anthraquinone

English

Noun

(wikipedia anthraquinone) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
  • (organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.

    • Derived terms

    * anthraquinonoid

    purpurin

    English

    Alternative forms

    * purpurine

    Noun

    (wikipedia purpurin) (-)
  • A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain
  • (biochemistry) A protein of the lipocalin family
  • A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times