de Souza Acácio S, Ribeiro Ruan Carlos B, Costa Dora C S, Pauli Fernanda P, Pinho David R, de Moraes Matheus G, da Silva Fernando de C, Forezi Luana da S M, Ferreira Vitor F
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Departamento de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, R. Dr. Mario Vianna, 523, Santa Rosa, CEP 24241-002, Niterói-RJ, Brazil.
Department of Chemistry, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
Beilstein J Org Chem. 2022 Apr 11;18:381-419. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.18.43. eCollection 2022.
Naphthoquinones are important natural or synthetic compounds belonging to the general class of quinones. Many compounds in this class have become drugs that are on the pharmaceutical market for the treatment of various diseases. A special naphthoquinone derivative is menadione, a synthetic naphthoquinone belonging to the vitamin K group. This compound can be synthesized by different methods and it has a broad range of biological and synthetic applications, which will be highlighted in this review.
萘醌是属于醌类这一通用类别中的重要天然或合成化合物。该类别中的许多化合物已成为在制药市场上用于治疗各种疾病的药物。一种特殊的萘醌衍生物是甲萘醌,它是一种属于维生素K族的合成萘醌。这种化合物可以通过不同方法合成,并且具有广泛的生物学和合成应用,本综述将对此进行重点介绍。