antroquinonol

English

Etymology

From Antrodia, a plant genus from which it is isolated. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

antroquinonol (countable and uncountable, plural antroquinonols)

1. (organic chemistry) A substituted cyclohexenone that has some cytotoxic activity
   • 2015 October 31, “Antroquinonol Targets FAK-Signaling Pathway Suppressed Cell Migration, Invasion, and Tumor Growth of C6 Glioma”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     This study attempts to determine the effect of synthesized antroquinonol on the modulation of FAK signaling pathways and explore their underlying mechanisms.