Total synthesis of the natural chalcone lophirone E, synthetic studies toward benzofuran and indole-based analogues, and investigation of anti-leishmanial activity

L Pozzetti, R Ibba, S Rossi, O Taglialatela-Scafati… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The potential of natural and synthetic chalcones as therapeutic leads against different
pathological conditions has been investigated for several years, and this class of …

Design, synthesis, in silico pharmacokinetics prediction and biological evaluation of 1, 4-dihydroindeno [1, 2-c] pyrazole chalcone as EGFR/Akt pathway inhibitors

I Khan, KR Garikapati, A Setti, AB Shaik… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In an attempt to develop potent and selective anticancer agents, a series of 15 conjugates of
1, 4-dihydroindeno [1, 2-c] pyrazole chalcone (12a-o) were designed, synthesized and …

Chalcones as promising antitumor agents by targeting the p53 pathway: An overview and new insights in drug-likeness

J Moreira, J Almeida, L Saraiva, H Cidade, M Pinto - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The p53 protein is one of the most important tumor suppressors that are frequently
inactivated in cancer cells. This inactivation occurs either because the TP53 gene is mutated …

Design of potent fluoro-substituted chalcones as antimicrobial agents

S Burmaoglu, O Algul, A Gobek… - Journal of enzyme …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Owing to ever-increasing bacterial and fungal drug resistance, we attempted to develop
novel antitubercular and antimicrobial agents. For this purpose, we developed some new …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of chalcone-linked pyrazolo [1, 5-a] pyrimidines as potential anticancer agents

C Bagul, GK Rao, VKK Makani, JR Tamboli… - …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of pyrazolo [1, 5-a] pyrimidines substituted at C5 with 1-phenylprop-2-en-1-one (6a–
q) and 3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one (7a–k) was synthesized and evaluated for antiproliferative …

Synthesis, nematocidal activity and SAR study of novel difluoromethylpyrazole carboxamide derivatives containing flexible alkyl chain moieties

XH Liu, W Zhao, ZH Shen, JH Xing, TM Xu… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
A series of novel difluoromethylpyrazole carboxamides derivatives were synthesized by
introduction of flexible alkyl chain. Nematicidal bioassay results showed that some of them …

Developing new hybrid scaffold for urease inhibition based on carbazole-chalcone conjugates: Synthesis, assessment of therapeutic potential and computational …

M Kazmi, I Khan, A Khan, SA Halim, A Saeed… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Although a diverse range of chemical entities offering striking therapeutic potential against
urease enzyme has been reported, the key challenges (toxicity and safety) associated with …

Effects of phloretin on oxidative and inflammatory reaction in rat model of cecal ligation and puncture induced sepsis

M Aliomrani, MR Sepand, HR Mirzaei… - DARU Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Sepsis is a debilitating systemic disease and described as a severe and
irregular systemic inflammatory reaction syndrome (SIRS) against infection. We employed …

Perspective design of chalcones for the management of CNS disorders: a mini-review

B Mathew, DGT Parambi… - CNS & Neurological …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
The development of chalcone-based compounds for CNS disorders has been explored by
many research groups. Chalcones are being considered as a potent organic scaffold with …

Natural compound licochalcone B induced extrinsic and intrinsic apoptosis in human skin melanoma (A375) and squamous cell carcinoma (A431) cells

TH Kang, G Yoon, IA Kang, HN Oh… - Phytotherapy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Licochalcone B (Lico B), which is normally isolated from the roots of Glycyrrhiza inflata
(Chinese Licorice), generally classified into organic compounds including retrochalcones …