Van der Kooy, F: The medicinal and chemical aspects of napht

The antimycobacterial activity of several naphthoquinones initiated this study into the occurrence, chemistry and biological activity of these compounds. This book deals with the traditional use of plants to treat TB-like symptoms and attempts to establish a link between naphthoquinones and these plants with the use of a metabolomics approach. It furthermore deals with the chemical synthesis of the main lead compound and some derivatives. This is followed by the often neglected stability studies performed on the main active compounds. These stu ...