Synthesis of quinone imine and sulphur-containing compounds with antitumor and trypanocidal activities: redox and biological implications
Renata G. Almeida, Wagner O. Valença, Luísa G. Rosa, Carlos A. de Simone, Solange L. de Castro, Juliana M. C. Barbosa, Daniel Pascoalino Pinheiro, Carlos Roberto Koscky Paier, Guilherme G. C. de Carvalho, Cláudia Pessoa, Marília Oliveira Fonseca Goulart, Ammar Kharma, Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior
Abstract
-quinone ring system, in particular, by heteroatoms such as nitrogen and sulphur, transform these simple redox molecules into powerful cytotoxic agents with considerable "potential", not only in synthesis and electrochemistry, but also, in a broader sense, in health sciences.
Topics & Concepts
QuinoneChemistryImineRedoxCombinatorial chemistryCancer cell linesBiological activitySulfurBiochemistryStereochemistryBiologyCancerCancer cellOrganic chemistryIn vitroGeneticsCatalysisBioactive Compounds and Antitumor AgentsSynthesis and biological activitySynthesis and Biological Evaluation