Lapachol is a naphthoquinone that was first isolated by E. Paterno from Tabebuia
avellanedae (Bignoniaceae) in 1882. A wide spectrum of therapeutic activities have been …

Lawsone (1) is a special naphthoquinone that is useful for many applications in various
scientific and technological fields. For over 100 years, it has been used as the starting …

Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is one of the most prevalent
parasitoses in the World. Certain freshwater snail species are the intermediate host in the …

This work describes the chemical modification of ultradispersed nanodiamond results in the
enrichment of the surface hydroxyl groups as by FT-IR, TGA, RGA-MS and XRD …

A series of 36 new phenylsulfanylmethyl [1, 4] naphthoquinones (7–42) were synthesized by
a three-component reaction that involves lawsone, the appropriate aldehyde and thiols with …

A multidisciplinary project was developed, combining the synthesis of a series of β-
nitrostyrene derivatives and the determination of their physicochemical parameters (redox …

Molecular electrochemistry is closely linked to life sciences. Electron transfers play important
roles in the bioactivation of redox-active drugs, in their metabolism/catabolism, and in their …

Five 2-hydroxy-3-substituted-aminomethyl naphthoquinones, nine 1, 2, 3-triazolic para-
naphthoquinones, five nor-β-lapachone-based 1, 2, 3-triazoles, and several other …

Several chlorido and amino Pt2+ complexes of 2-hydroxy-3-(aminomethyl)-1, 4-
naphthoquinone Mannich bases HL exhibiting moderate to high cytotoxicity against cancer …

Lapachol whose isolation and study at the end of the century by Parternó, is one of the most
brilliant chapters of Phytochemistry, especially in conjunction with the work of Max Siewert a …