Indolequinones are molecules which are based upon an

indole Indole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other c ...

but have two additional ketone groups ( quinone) attached to the ring structure. This simple indolequinone

indole-5,6-quinone Indole-5,6-quinone is an indolequinone, a chemical compound found in the oxidative browning reaction of fruits like bananas where it is mediated by the tyrosinase type polyphenol oxidase from tyrosine and catecholamine A catecholamine (; ab ...

is produced during the ripening of some fruit. Other examples of indolequinones and the related mitosenes include natural compound

mitomycin The mitomycins are a family of aziridine-containing natural products isolated from ''Streptomyces caespitosus'' or ''Streptomyces lavendulae.'' They include mitomycin A, mitomycin B, and mitomycin C. When the name mitomycin occurs alone, it usually ...

and the related chemotherapeutic agent apaziquone.

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