Naphthaquinones from some Boraginaceous Taxa-A Chemical Review

  • Khatoon, Sayyada (Pharmacognosy Section, National Botanical Research Institute) ;
  • Mehrotra, Shanta (Pharmacognosy Section, National Botanical Research Institute)
  • Published : 1996.12.01

Abstract

The naphthaquinones-isohexenylnaphthazarins-are mostly found in the ceratenchymatous cells of the roots of some boraginaceous taxa. A total of 34 naphthazarins and their derivatives have been isolated from these taxa till date.

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