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Naphthoquinone vs Xylindein - What's the difference?

naphthoquinone | xylindein |

As nouns the difference between naphthoquinone and xylindein

is that naphthoquinone is (organic compound) either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene while xylindein is a quinone pigment, a dimeric naphthoquinone derivative, responsible for the characteristic bluish-green stain of wood infected by the chlorociboria aeruginascens mushroom.

naphthoquinone

English

(wikipedia naphthoquinone)

Noun

  • (organic compound) Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.

    • Derived terms

    * * * diazonaphthoquinone * pyranonaphthoquinone

    See also

    *vitamin K

    xylindein

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A quinone pigment, a dimeric naphthoquinone derivative, responsible for the characteristic bluish-green stain of wood infected by the Chlorociboria aeruginascens mushroom.