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Benzoquinones 
Benzene rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.     
See Also Cyclohexenes
Other names Benzodiones; 1,4-Benzoquinones; 1,2-Benzoquinones; p-Benzoquinones; o-Benzoquinones; 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-Diones; Benzodiones; 1,4-Benzoquinones; 1,2-Benzoquinones
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
herbimycin  70563-58-5 ((4E,6E,8S,9S,10E,12S,13R,14S,16S,17R)-8,13,14,17-tetramethoxy-4,10,12,16-tetramethyl-3,20,22-trioxo-2-azabicyclo(16.3.1)docosa-4,6,10,18,21-pentaen-9-yl) carbamate  *Benzoquinones *Lactams, Macrocyclic Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins. 
Pharma Action Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic ; Enzyme Inhibitors
J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1980;33(10):1114; J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1980;33(7):781; J Antibiot (Tokyo) 32(4):255;1979
benzoquinone  106-51-4   *Benzoquinones. 
Pharma Action Indicators and Reagents
Anal Biochem 88(1):285;1978; Ann Immunol (Inst Pasteur) 127(2):197;1976; Biochem J 1979;184(1):125; Experientia 32(12):1502;1976; J Dent Res 1980;59(5):803; Vopr Med Khim 1:110;1977
geldanamycin  30562-34-6   *Benzoquinones *Lactams, Macrocyclic Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins. 
Pharma Action Antibiotics, Antineoplastic ; Antiviral Agents ; Enzyme Inhibitors ; Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors
Cancer Treat Rep 61(5):815;1977; J Am Chem Soc 99(10):3541;1977; J Antibiot (Tokyo) 23(9):442;1970; J Antibiot(Tokyo) 1979;32(8):849; Mol Pharmacol 14:422;1978; Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 155:461;1977
AA 861  80809-81-0 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2-(12-hydroxy-5,10-dodecadiynyl)-3,5,6-trimethyl  *Benzoquinones. 
Pharma Action Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
Biochim Biophys Acta 1982;713(2):470
diaziquone  57998-68-2   *Aziridines *Benzoquinones. 
Pharma Action Antineoplastic Agents ; Cross-Linking Reagents
J Pharm Sci 1981;70(2):159
semiquinone radicals  3225-29-4   *Benzoquinones.  FEBS Lett 94(2):269;1978
idebenone  58186-27-9   *Benzoquinones. 
Pharma Action Antioxidants
Nippon Yakuragaku Zasshi (Kyoto) 1982;80(2):137
17-(allylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanamycin  0 ((4E,6E,8S,9S,10E,12S,13R,14S,16R)-13-hydroxy-8,14-dimethoxy-4,10,12,16-tetramethyl-3,20,22-trioxo-19-(prop-2-enylamino)-2-azabicyclo(16.3.1)docosa-4,6,10,18,21-pentaen-9-yl) carbamate  *Benzoquinones *Lactams, Macrocyclic Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors.  Cancer Res 1998 Jun 1;58(11):2385-96
phenylbenzoquinone  363-03-1   *Benzoquinones.  Brain Res 1981;206(2):495
N-acetyl-4-benzoquinoneimine  50700-49-7   *Imines *Benzoquinones.  Mol Pharmacol 1980;18(3):536
thymoquinone  490-91-5   *Benzoquinones.  Contact Dermatitis 1(6):377;1975; Trans St Johns Hosp Dermatol Soc 58(1):43;1972
duroquinone  527-17-3   *Benzoquinones.  J Biol Chem 1982;257(8):4106
seratrodast  112665-43-7 Benzeneheptanoic acid, zeta-(2,4,5-trimethyl-3,6-dioxo-1,4-cyclohexadien-1-yl)-, (+- *Heptanoic Acids *Benzoquinones. 
Pharma Action Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal ; Prostaglandin Antagonists ; Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Adv Prostaglandin Thromboxane Leukotriene Res 1989;19:651
2,5-bis(1-aziridinyl)-3,6-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)-4-benzoquinone  800-24-8   *Aziridines *Benzoquinones *Cyclohexenes. 
Pharma Action Antineoplastic Agents ; Mutagens
Int Agency Res Cancer 9:51;1975; Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1979;5(9):1605; Mutat Res 27(1):89;1975
embelin  550-24-3 2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecyl-p-benzoquinone  *Benzoquinones Myrsinaceae.  Indian J Exp Biol 13(1):70;1975; Indian J Exp Biol 14(3):356;1976; Indian J Exp Biol 1979;17(12):1389; Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 21(1):31;1977
dichlorodicyanobenzoquinone  84-58-2   *Benzoquinones. 
chloranilic acid  87-88-7   *Benzoquinones.  Quad Sclavo Diagn 12(3):308;1976
dopaquinone  4430-97-1   *Benzoquinones Dihydroxyphenylalanine/*analogs & derivatives.  J Biol Chem 1982;257(15):8738
17-(dimethylaminoethylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanamycin  0 ((4E,6Z,8S,9S,10E,12S,13R,14S,16R)-19-(2-dimethylaminoethylamino)-13-hydroxy-8,14-dimethoxy-4,10,12,16-tetramethyl-3,20,22-trioxo-2-azabicyclo(16.3.1)docosa-4,6,10,18,21-pentaen-9-yl) carbamate  HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins *Benzoquinones *Lactams, Macrocyclic.  Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2002 Jan;49(1):7-19
primin  15121-94-5   *Benzoquinones.  Rev Inst Antibiot (Recife) 14(1/2):17;1974; Rev Inst Antibiot (Recife) 14(1/2):9;1974
E 3330  136164-66-4   *Propionic Acids *Benzoquinones.  J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1992 Jul;262(1):145-50
2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone  0   *Aziridines *Benzoquinones.  Clin Cancer Res 1998 Dec;4(12):3083-8
2-benzoquinone  583-63-1 3,5-cyclohexadiene-1,2-dione  *Benzoquinones.  Int J Pept Protien Res 1980;15(3):236
2,5-di-tert-butylbenzoquinone  2460-77-7   *Benzoquinones.  Photochem Photobiol 1990;52(4):883
ubiquinone- 605-94-7   *Benzoquinones.  Biochem Pharmacol 1998 Jan 1;55(1):85-91
2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone  530-55-2   *Benzoquinones Allergens.  Br J Ind Med 1981;38(2):105
ethylenimine quinone  526-62-5 2,5-bis(1-aziridinyl)-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione  *Aziridines *Benzoquinones.  Biomedicine 29(3):98;1978; Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 17(1):10;1975
oosporein  475-54-7 2,2',5,5'-tetrahydroxy-4,4'-dimethyl(bi-1,4-cyclohexadien-1-yl)-3,3',6,6'-tetrone  *Benzoquinones Mycotoxins.  J Agric Food Chem 22(3):517;1974
2-tert-butyl-4-quinone  3602-55-9   *Benzoquinones.  Mutat Res 1987;176(2):179
N,2,6-trichloro-4-benzoquinone imine  101-38-2 2,6-dichloro-4-(chloroimino)-2,5-cyclohexadien- 1-one  *Imines *Benzoquinones.  Clin Chim Acta 32(3):377;1971; Forensic Sci 8:265;1976; J Chromatogr 105(2):415;1975
2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone  697-91-6   *Benzoquinones.  J Biol Chem 1991;266(34):22847
2,5-dimethyl-3,6-diaziridinyl-1,4-benzoquinone  18735-47-2   *Aziridines *Benzoquinones.  Biochemistry 1992 Mar 24;31(11):3019-25
NSC 224070  59886-54-3 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2,5-bis(1-aziridinyl)-3,6-bis((2-hydroxyethyl)amino)  *Aziridines *Benzoquinones.  Invest New Drugs 1985;3(1):43
2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone  553-97-9   *Benzoquinones.  Biochim Biophys Acta 1984;767(1):108
cochlioquinone A  32450-25-2   *Benzoquinones Sterol O-Acyltransferase/antagonists & inhibitors.  J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1990;43(9):1179
sorgoleone  0   *Lipids *Benzoquinones.  J Nat Prod 1998 Jul;61(7):927-30
N-acetyl-3,5-dimethyl-4-benzoquinone imine  74827-85-3 Acetamide, N-(3,5-dimethyl-4-oxo-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)  *Imines *Benzoquinones.  Mol Pharmacol 1984;25(1):151
CV 6504  117574-40-0   *Benzoquinones Thromboxane-A Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors.  Adv Prostaglandin Thromboxane Leukotriene Res 1991;21A:173
macbecin I  73341-72-7 ((4E,6Z,8S,10E,12R,13S,16S,17R)-13,14,17-trimethoxy-4,8,10,12,16-pentamethyl-3,20,22-trioxo-2-azabicyclo(16.3.1)docosa-4,6,10,18,21-pentaen-9-yl) carbamate  *Benzoquinones *Lactams, Macrocyclic HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins.  J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1980;33(2):199; Tetrahedron Lett 1980;21:309
3,4-dimethoxydalbergione  3755-64-4   *Benzoquinones.  Contact Dermititis 1980;6(4):246
2-(bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)-1,4-benzoquinone  2158-76-1   *Benzoquinones.  Cancer Res 1984;44(1):78
2,5-dimethyl-4-benzoquinone  137-18-8 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione  *Benzoquinones *Cyclohexenes.  Biochim Biophys Acta 547(2):241;1979
2,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone  527-61-7   *Benzoquinones.  Biochem J 1982;204(3):705
sakyomicin A  86413-75-4   Benzoquinones.  J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1984;37(7):693
jacaranone  60263-07-2 1-hydroxy-4-oxo-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-acetic acid methyl ester  *Benzoquinones.  J Nat Prod 39(4):255;1976; J Nat Prod 40(2):157;1977
macbecin II  73341-73-8 ((4Z,6Z,10Z)-20,22-dihydroxy-13,14,17-trimethoxy-4,8,10,12,16-pentamethyl-3-oxo-2-azabicyclo(16.3.1)docosa-4,6,10,19,21,23-hexaen-9-yl) carbamate  *Benzoquinones *Lactams, Macrocyclic HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins.  J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1980;33(2):199; Tetrahedron Lett 1980;21:309
rapanone  573-40-0   *Benzoquinones Myrsinaceae.  J Nat Prod 1987;50(4):730
4-methoxy-1,2-benzoquinone  69818-23-1   *Benzoquinones.  Pigment Cell Res 1988;1(6):379
murrayaquinone A  100108-66-5   *Alkaloids *Carbazoles *Benzoquinones Rutaceae.  Eur J Pharmacol 1989;169(1):137
maesanin  82380-21-0   *Benzoquinones Oxidative Phosphorylation.  Febs Lett 1990;266(1-2):26
stemphone  54854-92-1 Cochlioquinone A, 21,22-didehydro-, (21E)  *Benzoquinones.  J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1994 Apr;47(4):499-501
2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone  615-94-1   *Benzoquinones.  Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2000 Apr;56(5):965-81
4-methoxydalbergione  28396-75-0   *Benzoquinones.  Contact Dermititis 1980;6(4):246
irisquinone  56495-82-0   *Benzoquinones.  Chung-Kuo Yao Li Hsueh Pao 1981;2(2):131
4-(ethoxyphenyl)-4-benzoquinone imine  40014-81-1   *Benzoquinones.  Adv Exp Med Biol 1986;197:631
2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone  2474-72-8   *Benzoquinones.  Free Radic Biol Med 1987;3(3):169
N-acetyldopamine quinone  65717-99-9   *Benzoquinones.  FEBS Lett 1989;255(2):345
1,4-benzoquinoneimine  3009-34-5   *Imines *Benzoquinones.  Xenobiotica 1990;20(4):333
ardisiaquinone A  18799-05-8   *Benzoquinones.  Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1994 Oct;42(10):2211-3
abruquinone A  71593-10-7   *Benzopyrans *Benzoquinones.  Eur J Pharmacol 1995 Jan 24;273(1-2):73-81
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