ARQ 501 (3, 4-dihydro-2, 2-dimethyl-2H-naphthol [1, 2-b] pyran-5, 6-dione), a synthetic version of β-Lapachone, is a promising anti-cancer agent currently in multiple Phase II clinical trials. Promising anti-cancer activity was observed in Phase I and Phase II trials. Metabolism by red blood cells of drugs is an understudied area of research and the metabolites arising from oxidative ring opening (M2 and M3), decarbonylation/ring ...
[Banerjee, Ajoy K.; Bedoya, Liadis; Adherian, Maria E.; Vera, William J.; Cabrera, Elvia V.; Kariney, Elidig R. Journal of Chemical Research, 2010 , # 9 p. 522 - 524]