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Naphthoquinones
Known as:
Naphthalenediones
, Naphthoquinone
, Naphthoquinones [Chemical/Ingredient]
Naphthalene rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.
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1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic acid
1,4-naphthoquinone
1-hydroxydehydroherbarin
2-isopropoxynaphthoquinone
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Comprehensive scientific demystification of Kigelia africana: A review
O. Gabriel
,
Atolani Olubunmi
2009
Corpus ID: 73000975
Medicinal plant plays a vital role in the management of various diseases. Kigelia africana popularly known as the Sausage tree…
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Induction of apoptosis by plumbagin through reactive oxygen species-mediated inhibition of topoisomerase II.
A. Kawiak
,
J. Piosik
,
+5 authors
E. Lojkowska
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
2007
Corpus ID: 29027384
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Inhibitory effects of plumbagin and juglone on azoxymethane-induced intestinal carcinogenesis in rats.
S. Sugie
,
K. Okamoto
,
+4 authors
H. Mori
Cancer Letters
1998
Corpus ID: 23846780
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Induction of DNA topoisomerase II-mediated DNA cleavage by beta-lapachone and related naphthoquinones.
Benjamin Frydman
,
Laurence J. Marton
,
+8 authors
Leroy F. Liu
Cancer Research
1997
Corpus ID: 6579162
Recent studies have suggested that 3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-2H-naphtho[1,2-b]pyran-5,6-dione (beta-lapachone) inhibits DNA…
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The inhibitory effect of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) on bone resorption may be related to its side chain.
K. Hara
,
Y. Akiyama
,
T. Nakamura
,
Sei-itsu Murota
,
I. Morita
Bone
1995
Corpus ID: 22641768
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Purification, characterization and localization of mitochondrial dihydroorotate dehydrogenase in Plasmodium falciparum, human malaria parasite.
J. Krungkrai
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
1995
Corpus ID: 44776576
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Induction of topoisomerase II-mediated DNA cleavage by the plant naphthoquinones plumbagin and shikonin
N. Fujii
,
Y. Yamashita
,
+4 authors
Kyowa Hakko
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
1992
Corpus ID: 25874556
Plumbagin and shikonin, plant metabolites which have naphthoquinone structures, induced mammalian topoisomerase II-mediated DNA…
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Biological and chemical studies of Pera benensis, a Bolivian plant used in folk medicine as a treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
A. Fournet
,
A. Fournet
,
+4 authors
A. Cavé
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
1992
Corpus ID: 6893872
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Isolation and functional aspects of the fumarate reductase involved in the phosphorylative electron transport of Vibrio succinogenes.
G. Unden
,
H. Hackenberg
,
A. Kröger
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
1980
Corpus ID: 22286979
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Energy-linked reactions in photosynthetic bacteria. I. Succinatelinked ATP-driven NAD reduction by Rhodospirillum rubrum chromatophores.
D. Keister
,
N. Yike
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
1967
Corpus ID: 20922574
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