Synthesis of damnacanthal, a naturally occurring 9,10-anthraquinone and its analogues, and its biological evaluation against five cancer cell lines

Damnacanthal and nordamnacanthal, two naturally occurring 9,10-anthraquinones, and their analogues were synthesized. Cytotoxic activity against five cancer cell lines was evaluated using MTT assay. 2-Bromomethyl-1,3-dimethoxyanthraquinone was found to display the highest activity against all cell li...

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Main Authors: Abas, F (Author), Hamzah, AS (Author), Hui, LS (Author), Lajis, NH (Author), Lam, KW (Author), Saha, K (Author), Stanslas, J (Author)
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Language:English
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