Hipposudoric acid

Hipposudoric acid is a red pigment found in the skin secretions of the hippopotamus; although the secretions are often known as "blood sweat" (thus the name "hipposudoric", referring to "hippo sweat"), they are neither blood nor sweat.

Hipposudoric acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-(Carboxymethyl)-5-hydroxy-1,4,8-trioxo-4,8-dihydro-1H-fluorene-9-carboxylic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/C16H8O8/c17-6-1-2-7(18)11-10(6)13-12(14(11)16(23)24)8(19)3-5(15(13)22)4-9(20)21/h1-3,17H,4H2,(H,20,21)(H,23,24) Y
    Key: JTNHFMSBPHUJFI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
SMILES
  • O=C1C=CC(O)=C2C(C(C(CC(O)=O)=CC3=O)=O)=C3C(C(O)=O)=C12
Properties
C16H8O8
Molar mass 328.232 g·mol−1
Appearance Red
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Like its orange-colored analog norhipposudoric acid, hipposudoric acid functions both as a natural sunscreen and as an antimicrobial agent. It is derived from the oxidative dimerization of homogentisic acid.

It has been both widely and falsely reported that hipposudoric acid colors hippo milk pink. This is not the case; hippo milk is white or beige in color.

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