The flavonoids 5,6,7,8,9-hydroxy chalcone, 3,7-hydroxy-4?methoxy flavone, 5,6,7,8-hydroxy-4?-methoxy flavone and 3,5,6,7,4?-hydroxy flavone can be detected only in non-mycorrhizal roots of white clover, but not in mycorrhizal roots, whereas the flavonoids acacetin, quercetin and rhamnetin are only present in mycorrhizal roots. We tested the effect of several concentrations of these compounds on...

vitro and in vivo. As one of their cellular mechanisms, recent investigations have clearly demonstrated that certain flavonoids such as quercetin and wogonin inhibited the transcriptional expression of proinflammatory molecules including interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-a , cyclooxygenase-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Among the proinflammatory molecules affected by flavonoid...

Photoresponsive molecular devices can be a valuable tool to promote chemical changes in response multiple signals, such as photons and pH, deliver drugs or detect physiological conditions vivo. For example, trans-chalcones (Ct) from 4′-hydroxyflavylium (F1) 7-hydroxyflavylium (F2) undergo cis-trans isomerization by photoreaction into many different structures. The takes place at slow rate pH ch...

Chalcone and their heterocycalic analogues are known to posses a broad spectram of biological effects. The present study is devoted to the synthesis of 6-bromo-4-methoxy-4-(substituted phenyl) imino flavones. The newly synthesized compounds were screened for their antimicrobial and antifungal activities. 2-hydroxy-5-bromo-4-methoxychalconeimine on refluxing in DMSO for two hrs in presence of ca...

Flavonoids and isoflavonoids are major plant secondary metabolites that mediate diverse biological functions and exert significant ecological impacts. These compounds play important roles in many essential physiological processes. In addition, flavonoids and isoflavonoids have direct but complex effects on human health, ranging from reducing cholesterol levels and preventing certain cancers to ...

Several applications of chalcones and their derivatives encouraged researchers to increase their synthesis as an alternative for the treatment of pathogenic bacterial and fungal infections. In the present study, chalcone derivatives were synthesized through cross aldol condensation reaction between 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzaldehyde and multiarm aromatic ketones. The multiarm aromatic ketones we...

In previous work the bacteriostatic action of trihydroxylated chalcones against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25 923 was investigated. In this work the action of 2',4',2-(OH)3-chalcone, 2',4',3-(OH)3-chalcone and 2',4',4-(OH)3-chalcone against Escherichia coli ATCC 25 922 was evaluated. Growth kinetic curves of E. coli were made in nutritive broth added with increasing drug concentrations. The spe...

New functionalized terphenyl derivatives incorporating various heterocyclic rings are prepared by using 4,4''-difluoro-5'-hydroxy-1,1':3',1''-terphenyl-4'-carbohydrazide as a key intermediate derived from 4,4'-difluoro chalcone, a versatile synthone. All the derivatives are characterized by (1)H NMR, IR, and mass spectral data. All the synthesized products are screened for their in vitro antimi...

An unprecedented enantioselective synthesis of 3-substituted benzoxaboroles has been developed. An in situ generated ortho-boronic acid containing chalcone provides the chiral benzoxaboroles via an asymmetric oxa-Michael addition of hydroxyl group attached to the boronic acid triggered by the cinchona alkaloid based chiral amino-squaramide catalysts. In general, good yields with good to excelle...