| Literature DB >> 24374273 |
Serena Fiorito1, Francesco Epifano2, Céline Bruyère3, Véronique Mathieu3, Robert Kiss3, Salvatore Genovese1.
Abstract
A series of 17 selected natural and semisynthetic 1,4-naphthoquinones were synthesized, and their growth inhibitory activity was evaluated in vitro. The compounds were tested on six human cancer cell lines using the MTT colorimetric assay. The data revealed that of the chemicals under study only lapachol, its acetate and 3-geranyllawsone displayed the highest activity, recording mean IC50 values ranging from 15 to 22 μM.Entities:
Keywords: 1,4-Naphthoquinones; Cancer; In vitro growth inhibition; Lapachol
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24374273 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.12.049
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823