Naphthoquinones are the most commonly occurring type of quinones in nature. They are a
diverse family of secondary metabolites that occur naturally in plants, lichens and various …

In the current era, an ever-emerging threat of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens pose
serious health challenges to mankind. Researchers are uninterruptedly putting their efforts …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) interferes with the effective treatment of infections and
increases the risk of microbial spread and infection‐related illness and death. The …

There are innumerable anticancer compounds derived from either natural or synthetic
origins. Many of these compounds have been further developed through structural …

Malaria can be caused by several Plasmodium species and the development of an effective
vaccine is challenging. Currently, the most effective tool to control the disease is the …

Abstract The synthesis of 1, 4-naphthoquinone derivatives is of great interest since these
compounds exhibit strong activity as antimalarial, antibacterial, antifungal and anticancer …

A series of fifteen silver (I) quinoline complexes Q1–Q15 have been synthesized and studied
for their biological activities. Q1–Q15 were synthesized from the reactions of quinolinyl Schiff …

Amino acids/peptide conjugated heterocycles represent an important class of therapeutical
agents. Biologically active heterocycles are conjugated with amino acids or peptides to …

Invasive fungal infections caused by Candida spp. remain the most predominant nosocomial
fungal infections. Owing to the increased use of antifungal agents, resistance of Candida …

It has been shown that plumbagin, a bioactive naphthoquinone isolated from three major
plant families viz. Plumbaginaceae, Ebenceae and Droseraceae, definitively exhibits …