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Activity of chalcone and its derivatives - a Review

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PharmaTutor (January- 2014)
ISSN: 2347 - 7881

 

Received On: 25/11/2013; Accepted On: 03/12/2013; Published On: 15/01/2014

 

About Authors: Umakant Sahu1, Nrusingha Charan Panda2, B.V.V Ravikumar2, Anjan Kumar2
1
Drugs testing laboratory, Avam Anusandhan Kendra, First Floor, Govt. Ayurvedic College Hospital Building,
Ayurvedic College Campus, G.E. Road Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492010
2
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Roland Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Berhampur, Orissa-760010, India

 

ABSTRACT: Chalcones considered as the precursor of flavonoids and isoflavonoids abundantly found in plants, and have also been shown to display a diverse array of pharmacological activities. This review is complementary to earlier reviews and covers more recent report of antimicrobial activity of chalcones as well as its important role as an intermediate for the synthesis of different synthetic molecules. The enone linkage presents in basic structure play crucial role for the activity of chalcone and chalcone derivatives. The members of the chalcone and flavonoid family have attracted a great deal of interest due to it has showed diffent activity as antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycemic anti HIV and anticancer pharmacological activity. Recently a molecule of chalcone has been reported as a novel class of HIV-1 integrase inhibitors. The purpose of this review is to focus on some important pharmacological activity of the chalcone and its derivatives.

 

How to cite this article: U Sahu, NC Panda, BVV Ravikumar, A Kumar, Activity of chalcone and its derivatives - a Review, PharmaTutor, 2014, 2(1), 62-75

 

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