"Naphthols" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Naphthalene derivatives carrying one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups at any ring position. They are often used in dyes and pigments, as antioxidants for rubber, fats, and oils, as insecticides, in pharmaceuticals, and in numerous other applications.
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D009284
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.638.638 D04.615.638.638
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Naphthols" by people in Profiles.
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Acceptor substrate determines donor specificity of an aromatic prenyltransferase: expanding the biocatalytic potential of NphB. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2020 May; 104(10):4383-4395.
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Reaction product affinity regulates activation of human sulfotransferase 1A1 PAP sulfation. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2011 Feb 15; 506(2):137-41.
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Activation of apoptosis by 1-hydroxy-5,7-dimethoxy-2-naphthalene-carboxaldehyde, a novel compound from Aegle marmelos. Cancer Res. 2008 Oct 15; 68(20):8573-81.