Vapour and particle-associated concentrations of 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and 11 PAH quinones have been measured in winter and summer campaigns at the rural site, Weybourne in eastern England. Concentrations of individual PAH are relatively smaller than average concentrations measured previously at urban sites in the UK. The concentrations of PAH of the air masses originating f...

Misfolding and aggregation of tau protein, into pathological amyloids, are hallmarks a group neurodegenerative diseases collectively termed tauopathies their modulation may be therapeutically valuable. Herein, we describe the synthesis characterization dopamine-based hybrid molecule, naphthoquinone–dopamine (NQDA). Using thioflavin S assay, CD, transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light sc...

The title compound, C(10)H(5)NO(5), features an intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a six-membered ring with an S(6) ring motif. The nitro group makes a dihedral angle of 71.66 (5)° with the plane of the benzene ring to which it is bound. The two rings are almost coplanar, with a dihedral angle of 4.44 (5)°. Short inter-molecular distances between the centroids of the six-membered ring...

In vitro antifungal activities of naphtoquinone-derivatives, which are constituents of Shikon, roots of Lithospermum erythrorhizon, were investigated against several fungal pathogens. When the biological activity of these compounds was tested against fungi, a wide range of sensitivity was recorded. Shikonin was found to have a stronger than fluconazole against yeast-like fungi: four-fold agains...

On irradiation (λ = 350 nm) in neat hex-1-yne, naphthalene-1,2-dione monoacetals 1 afford mixtures of pentacyclic photodimers and up to 25% (isolated yield) of mixed photocycloadducts 2. Careful acidic hydrolysis of the acetal function of 2 gives the title compounds 3, the overall sequence representing a first approach to a (formal) [2 + 2] photocycloadduct of a 1,2-naphthoquinone to an alkyne.

Various anti-platelet drugs, including quinones, are being investigated as potential treatments for cardiovascular disease because of their ability to prevent excessive platelet aggregation. In the present investigation 3 naphthoquinones (2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone [DMNQ], menadione, and 1,4-naphthoquinone [4-NQ]) were compared for their abilities to inhibit platelet aggregation, deplete ...