[The synthesis and biologic activity of analogs of 1,4-benzoquinone-guanylhydrazone-thiosemicarbazone. 2. Substitution at the quinone ring by alkyl groups].

Because of the anticancer activity of 1,4-benzoquinone-guanylhydrazone-thiosemicarbazone (1a) some analogues were synthesized, containing alkyl groups at the quinone moiety. If necessary, the structure of the obtained compounds was confirmed by 1H-NMR-spectroscopy. The anticancer and the antibacterial activities were investigated. The guanylhydrazone-thiosemicarbazones of tolu-,p-xylo-and thymo-quinone showed much lower activities not only against the murine leukemias L 1210 and P 388, but also against Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633. No correlation could be found between the biological activity and the redox potential.