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lapachol and Cancer of Esophagus

lapachol has been researched along with Cancer of Esophagus in 1 studies

lapachol : A hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone that is 1,4-naphthoquinone substituted by hydroxy and 3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl groups at positions 2 and 3, respectively. It is a natural compound that exhibits antibacterial and anticancer properties, first isolated in 1882 from the bark of Tabebuia avellanedae.

Research Excerpts

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"Naphthoquinones have been found to have a wide range of biological activities, including cytotoxicity to cancer cells."1.39Cytotoxicity of lapachol, β-lapachone and related synthetic 1,4-naphthoquinones against oesophageal cancer cells. ( Caira, MR; da Silva Júnior, EN; Davies-Coleman, MT; de la Mare, JA; Edkins, AL; Hendricks, DT; Osoniyi, O; Pinto, AV; Shunmoogam-Gounden, N; Sunassee, SN; Veale, CG, 2013)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (100.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Sunassee, SN1
Veale, CG1
Shunmoogam-Gounden, N1
Osoniyi, O1
Hendricks, DT1
Caira, MR1
de la Mare, JA1
Edkins, AL1
Pinto, AV1
da Silva Júnior, EN1
Davies-Coleman, MT1

Other Studies

1 other study available for lapachol and Cancer of Esophagus

ArticleYear
Cytotoxicity of lapachol, β-lapachone and related synthetic 1,4-naphthoquinones against oesophageal cancer cells.
    European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2013, Volume: 62

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Cell Death; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Crystallography, X

2013