Triaziquone Explained

Triaziquone is a drug used in chemotherapy.

It is aziridinylbenzoquinone-based, and may have potential antineoplastic activity. ^[1]

It is an alkylating agent. It can react with DNA to form intrastrand crosslinks. It is a member of aziridines as well. ^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: PubChem . Triaziquone . 2023-10-10 . pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov . en.
2. Huang CH, Kuo HS, Liu JW, Lin YL . Synthesis and antitumor evaluation of novel bis-triaziquone derivatives . Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) . 14 . 7 . 2306–16 . June 2009 . 19633605 . 6255275 . 10.3390/molecules14072306 . free .