Antibacterial strategies inspired by the oxidative stress and response networks

SY Kim, C Park, HJ Jang, B Kim, HW Bae… - Journal of …, 2019‏ - Springer
Oxidative stress arises from an imbalance between the excessive accumulation of reactive
oxygen species (ROS) and a cell's capability to readily detoxify them. Although ROS are …

Journey on naphthoquinone and anthraquinone derivatives: new insights in Alzheimer's disease

M Campora, V Francesconi, S Schenone, B Tasso… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that is characterized
by memory loss, cognitive impairment, and functional decline leading to dementia and …

Noteworthy secondary metabolites naphthoquinones-their occurrence, pharmacological properties and analysis

P Babula, V Adam, L Havel… - Current Pharmaceutical …, 2009‏ - benthamdirect.com
Chemical investigation of many bacterial and fungal, as well as plant species has revealed
the presence of interesting compounds derived from naphthalene-1, 4-naphthoquinones …

Juglone, a naphthoquinone from walnut, exerts cytotoxic and genotoxic effects against cultured melanoma tumor cells

BK Aithal, MRS Kumar, BN Rao, N Udupa… - Cell biology …, 2009‏ - Elsevier
This study demonstrates cytotoxic and genotoxic potential of juglone, a chief constituent of
walnut, and its underlying mechanisms against melanoma cells. MTT assay and clonogenic …

Nonenzymatic reduction of thymoquinone in physiological conditions

KH Khalife, G Lupidi - Free radical research, 2007‏ - Taylor & Francis
Thymoquinone (TQ) is the bioactive constituent of the volatile oil of Nigella sativa L. and has
been shown to exert antioxidant antineoplastic and anti-inflammatory effects. During the …

Activity guided isolation and modification of juglone from Juglans regia as potent cytotoxic agent against lung cancer cell lines

XB Zhang, CL Zou, YX Duan, F Wu, G Li - BMC Complementary and …, 2015‏ - Springer
Background Juglans regia has been found to exhibit significant anticancer activity against
various human cancer cell lines. This study was undertaken to isolate the active chemical …

Pro-oxidants ameliorate radiation-induced apoptosis through activation of the calcium–ERK1/2–Nrf2 pathway

NM Khan, SK Sandur, R Checker, D Sharma… - Free Radical Biology …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
There are no reports describing the ability of pro-oxidants to protect against radiation-
induced apoptosis. Activation of the redox-sensitive transcription factor Nrf2 by low levels of …

Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of metallic complexes of lawsone

S Oramas-Royo, C Torrejon, I Cuadrado… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
In the present study, a series of metallic complexes of the 1, 4-naphthoquinone lawsone (2–
6) were synthesized and evaluated for potential cytotoxicity in a mouse leukemic …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of New 1, 4-Naphthoquinone Fluorosulfate Derivatives and the Study of Their Biological and Electrochemical Properties

NV Aseeva, NV Danilenko, EV Plotnikov… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
This study presents the synthesis of new fluorosulfate derivatives of 1, 4-naphthoquinone by
the SuFEx reaction. Anticancer properties of obtained compounds were studied on PC-3 …

Benzylpyrazolyl naphthoquinones as potential VEGFR-2, GPCR and PPAR inhibitors: Synthesis, anti-cancer evaluation, molecular docking and DFT studies

P Patil, P Patil, P Dandge, P Bansode… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The present study reports the synthesis of benzylpyrazolyl naphthoquinones using nano-Fe
3 O 4 supported Bronsted acidic ionic liquid ([nano-Fe 3 O 4@ BenzImi] SO 3 H) as …