Chalcone derivatives: role in anticancer therapy

Y Ouyang, J Li, X Chen, X Fu, S Sun, Q Wu - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chalcones (1, 3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones) are precursors for flavonoids and isoflavonoids,
which are common simple chemical scaffolds found in many naturally occurring compounds …

Chalcones: Promising therapeutic agents targeting key players and signaling pathways regulating the hallmarks of cancer

AA WalyEldeen, S Sabet, HM El-Shorbagy… - Chemico-Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The need for innovative anticancer treatments with high effectiveness and low toxicity is
urgent due to the development of malignancies that are resistant to chemotherapeutic …

Special Issue “flavonoids and their disease prevention and treatment potential”: Recent advances and future perspectives

HPV Rupasinghe - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the interest in flavonoids as dietary bioactives to prevent human diseases,
as well as their candidacy as pharmaceutical leads, has exponentially expanded …

Synthesis, fungal biotransformation, and evaluation of the antimicrobial potential of chalcones with a chlorine atom

A Krawczyk-Łebek, B Żarowska, M Dymarska… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Chalcones are intermediate products in the biosynthesis of flavonoids, which possess a
wide range of biological properties, including antimicrobial and anticancer activities. The …

Novel Tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a]isoquinoline Chalcones Suppress Breast Carcinoma through Cell Cycle Arrests and Apoptosis

MIM Darwish, AM Moustafa, AM Youssef, M Mansour… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chalcones are interesting anticancer drug candidates which have attracted much interest
due to their unique structure and their extensive biological activity. Various functional …

Biological activity of copper porphyrins

A Das, TP Mohammed, M Sankaralingam - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
The great possibility of synthetic modifications available in different aspects has elevated
porphyrins as an appealing candidate for a plethora of applications. Accordingly, changes in …

3-mercaptocoumarins as potential bioactive candidates: From novel synthesis to comparative analysis

YF Mustafa - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025 - Elsevier
In the literature, only two papers describe the synthesis of 3-mercaptocoumarins (3-MCMs)
without exploring their bioactivity. So, the novelty of this work is driven by the fact that it …

Interaction of 4′-methylflavonoids with biological membranes, liposomes, and human albumin

A Włoch, P Strugała-Danak, H Pruchnik… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The aim of the study was to compare the impact of three synthesized chemical compounds
from a group of methylated flavonoids, ie 2′-hydroxy-4-methylchalcone (3), 4 …

Recent progresses in chalcone derivatives as potential anticancer agents

J Yang, J Lv, S Cheng, T Jing, T Meng… - Anti-Cancer Agents …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Chalcones are members of the flavonoid family and act as intermediates in the biosynthesis
of flavonoids, which are widespread in plants. Meanwhile, chalcones are important …

A fluorene derivative inhibits human hepatocellular carcinoma cells by ROS-mediated apoptosis, anoikis and autophagy

R Urade, WT Chang, CC Ko, RN Li, HM Yang… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluorene was previously reported to have anticancer activity against human cancer cells. In
this study, we examined the in vitro function of 9-methanesulfonylmethylene-2, 3-dimethoxy …