One of the leading global causes of death is cancer; even though several treatment methods
have improved survival rates, the incidence and fatality rates remain high. Naphthoquinones …

Over the past decade, a number of new 1, 4-naphthoquinones have been isolated from
natural sources and new 1, 4-naphthoquinones with diverse structural features have been …

(1) Background: Disinfection of medical devices designed for clinical use associated or not
with the growing area of tissue engineering is an urgent need. However, traditional …

1, 4-Naphthoquinones have antibacterial activity and are a promising new class of
compound that can be used to treat bacterial infections. The goal was to improve effective …

Naphthoquinones are exceptional building blocks in organic synthesis and have been used
to synthesize several well‐known pharmaceutically active agents. Herein we report the …

Naphthoquinones are an important class of compounds present in a number of natural
products. In this study, a new series of 1, 4‐naphthoquinone derivatives were synthesized …

Secondary metabolites obtained from natural sources are medicinally relevant molecules.
About one-third of all FDA-approved drugs are derived from or based on natural products …

Current treatment for Chagas disease is based on only two drugs: benznidazole and
nifurtimox. Compounds containing sulfur (S) in their structure have shown promising results …

Naphthoquinones are secondary plant metabolites that are used to treat a variety of human
ailments in traditional medicine. In light of this, the synthesis of derivatives of …

Abstract Derivatives of 1, 4‑naphthoquinone have excellent anti‑cancer effects, but their use
has been greatly limited due to their serious side effects. To develop compounds with …