title: Synthesis and biological evaluation of some differently substituted 9,10-anthracenediones.
abstract: 9,10-Anthracenedione derivatives are known to exhibit a quite potent anticancer activity. It has also been reported that these compounds can be effectively employed in both antibacterial and antitrypanosomal therapy. Anthraquinones also exhibit some undesirable side effects, like cardiotoxicity. So many interactions seem to demonstrate that 9,10-anthracenediones strongly interact with a number of biological sites. In this paper we wish to report on the synthesis and the pharmaceutical activity of some newly synthesised derivatives containing the anthraquinone pharmacophore.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico Tecnologico, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cardia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Begala
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: DeLogu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maccioni
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents