Synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of a series of 2-amino-naphthoquinones against human cancer cells

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 13188-13199

  De Moraes, Thiago A P ^a   Filha, Maria J S ^a   Camara, Celso A ^a   Silva, Tania M S ^a   Soares, Bruno M ^b   Bomfim, Igor S ^b   Pessoa, Claudia ^a,b   Ximenes, George C ^a   Silva, Valdemiro A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aminoacid naphthoquinones; Cancer cells; Cytotoxicity; Naphthoquinones

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; NAPHTHOQUINONE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SCREENING; HL 60 CELL LINE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PATHOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOTOXINS; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; NAPHTHOQUINONES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84908139857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules190913188     Document Type: Article

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