Antibiotic
anthraquinone Audio
[ an-thruh-kwuh-nohn, -kwee-nohn, -kwin-ohn ]
Subclass of:
Anthracenes; Quinones
Definitions related to anthraquinones:
  • Compounds based on ANTHRACENES which contain two KETONES in any position. Substitutions can be in any position except on the ketone groups.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (anthraquinone analogue) A substance that is based on the structure of anthraquinone and inhibits topoisomerase-II by intercalating into the DNA double strand.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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