Description
A naphthoquinone with diverse biological activities; larvicidal against T. canis at 2 mg/ml; inhibits topoisomerase I and topoisomerase II activities, as well as induces apoptosis and DNA damage in C6 rat glioma cells at 10 and 100 µM; reduces B. atrox venom PLA2 activity in a turbidimetric assay at 10 µg/ml; reduces synovial leukocyte infiltration and joint destruction in a mouse model of collagen-induced arthritis at 3 and 10 mg/kg; reduces carrageenan-induced paw edema and abscess formation in rats
Formal name: 2-hydroxy-3-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)-1,4-naphthalenedione
Synonyms: C.I. 75490|NSC 11905|NSC 629756
Molecular weight: 242.3
CAS: 84-79-7
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A solid