Cytotoxic-antineoplastic derivatives of prenyl-1,2-naphthohydroquinone

Arch Pharm (Weinheim). 2008 May;341(5):301-6. doi: 10.1002/ardp.200700259.

Abstract

Several new prenyl-1,2-naphthohydroquinone derivatives have been prepared by chemical modifications of Diels-Alder products which were obtained from cycloaddition of alpha-myrcene to 1,2-benzoquinone and then evaluated in vitro for their cytotoxic activity against A-549 lung carcinoma, HT-29 colon carcinoma, and MB-231 breast adeno-carcinoma culture cells. Most of them exhibited GI50 values in the microM-concentration level.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Hydroquinones / chemical synthesis*
  • Hydroquinones / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Hydroquinones