Therapeutic Potential of Chalcone Derivatives
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2025 | Viewed by 93
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Chalcones are group of naturally occurring compounds, and they are precursors of flavonoids and important constituents of natural product such as fruits, vegetables, spices, and tea. Chemically chalcones have two aromatic rings linked by a highly electrophilic three-carbon α,β-unsaturated carbonyl system. The conjugated double bonds and completely delocated π-electron system present in chalcones showed relatively low redox potentials and greater probabilities of undergoing electron transfer reactions. Recently, studies have shown different pharmacological activities for chalcones, such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antinociceptive, antiparasitic, antitumor, analgesic, antidepression, antiviral, anticonvulsant, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and anxiolytic activities. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Hélcio Silva Dos Santos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chalcones
- pharmacological potential
- structural characterization
- bioactivity
- in silico study
- cytotoxicity
- quantum chemical calculations
- ecapsulation
