Hydroquinone-Derivatives Induce Cell Death in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Hydroquinone (HQ) is a phenolic metabolite of benzene, which is used as a skin whitener. Insects synthesize this natural compound as a deterrent and mushrooms as a toxin. Pro-apoptotic effects of HQ were previously documented on various cancer cell types. Here we investigated the cell-death inducing...

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Main Authors: Sungmi Song, Claudia Cerella, Barbora Orlikova-Boyer, Ali Al-Mourabit, Marc Diederich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/11/1/28