Eleutherol is a natural naphthoquinone exhibiting antifungal activity, inhibiting Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Cryptococcus neoformans with MIC values ranging from 7.8 to 250 µg/mL.
Eleutherin, a natural naphthoquinone derivative, exerts protective effects on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and inhibits carrageenan-induced hyperalgesia in mice.