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1-Hydroxy-2-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone can be used to treat osteoporosis and prophylaxis of nervous system disease.

ChEBI: A member of the class of hydroxyanthraquinones that is anthracene-9,10-dione substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1 and a methyl group at position 2. It has been isolated from the roots of Rubia yunnanensis.

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 53, p. 2877, 1988 DOI: 10.1021/jo00247a052