title: Anti-infective quinone derivatives of recent patents.
abstract: Quinones are important naturally occurring pigments widely distributed in nature and are well known to demonstrate various physiological activities as antimicrobial and anticancer compounds. This review will focus on the preparation, therapeutic application, and administration of several benzoquinones, naphthoquinones, and anthraquinones having anti-infective, e.g. antiviral and antibacterial activities, in recent patents.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-8558, Japan. j-koyama@kobepharma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic; D011809:Quinones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D011809:Quinones