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Marked anti-tumour activity of the combination of YM155, a novel survivin suppressant, and platinum-based drugs.

Cytotoxicity of new alkylamino- and phenylamino-containing polyfluorinated derivatives of 1,4-naphthoquinone.

'On water' assisted synthesis and biological evaluation of nitrogen and sulfur containing hetero-1,4-naphthoquinones as potent antifungal and antibacterial agents.

Cytoplasmic sequestration of p53 promotes survival in leukocytes transformed by Theileria.

Beta-lapachone suppresses radiation-induced activation of nuclear factor-kappaB.

Solar urticaria: photoprotection from a naphthoquinone-modified dihydroxyacetone Maillard reaction.

Bioactivity-guided isolation of mosquitocidal constituents from the rhizomes of Plumbago capensis Thunb.

A novel antiestrogen agent Shikonin inhibits estrogen-dependent gene transcription in human breast cancer cells.

Enhanced plumbagin production from in vitro cultures of Drosera burmanii using elicitation.

Antifungal activity of the naphthoquinone beta-lapachone against disseminated infection with Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans in dexamethasone-immunosuppressed Swiss mice.

Targeting tumor proteasome with traditional Chinese medicine.

Inhibition of beta-lactamase by 1,4-naphthalenedione from the plant Holoptelea integrifolia.

Shikonin inhibits fat accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

Naphthoquinones, anthraquinones and naphthalene derivatives from the bulbs of Eleutherine americana.

Synthesis of alpha- and beta-pyran naphthoquinones as a new class of antitubercular agents.

Biodegradation of 2-naphthol and its metabolites by coupling Aspergillus niger with Bacillus subtilis.

Shikonin induces apoptosis through reactive oxygen species/extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway in osteosarcoma cells.

[Novel compounds increasing chaperone Hsp70 expression and their biological activity].

New naphthoquinone from the root of Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

Naturally occurring isohexenylnaphthazarins and wound healing: experimental study in dogs.