Synthesis of chalcones derivatives and their biological activities: a review

NAA Elkanzi, H Hrichi, RA Alolayan, W Derafa… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chalcone derivatives are considered valuable species because they possess a
ketoethylenic moiety, CO–CH═ CH–. Due to the presence of a reactive α, β-unsaturated …

Chalcone: a privileged structure in medicinal chemistry

C Zhuang, W Zhang, C Sheng, W Zhang, C **ng… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Privileged structures have been widely used as an effective template in medicinal chemistry
for drug discovery. Chalcone is a common simple scaffold found in many naturally occurring …

Recent advances (2015–2016) in anticancer hybrids

N Kerru, P Singh, N Koorbanally, R Raj… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In spite of the development of a large number of novel anticancer drugs over the years,
Cancer remains as a prominent cause of death, worldwide. Numerous drugs that are …

An overview of molecular hybrids in drug discovery

G Bérubé - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The hybridization of biologically active molecules is a powerful tool for drug
discovery used to target a variety of diseases. It offers the prospect of better drugs for the …

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 …

β-Carbolines as potential anticancer agents

S Aaghaz, K Sharma, R Jain, A Kamal - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Carbolines are indole alkaloids having a tricyclic pyrido [3, 4-b] indole ring in their
structure. Since the isolation of first β-carboline from Peganum harmala in 1841, the isolation …

β-Carboline alkaloid monomers and dimers: Occurrence, structural diversity, and biological activities

J Dai, W Dan, U Schneider, J Wang - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Carboline alkaloids are a family of natural and synthetic products with great
structural diversity and outstanding biological activities. This review covers critically …

An insight into medicinal attributes of dithiocarbamates: Bird's eye view

SD Shinde, AP Sakla, N Shankaraiah - Bioorganic Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Dithiocarbamates are considered as an important motif owing to its extensive biological
applications in medicinal chemistry. The synthesis of this framework can easily be achieved …

A comprehensive overview of β-carbolines and its derivatives as anticancer agents

B Luo, X Song - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Carboline alkaloids are a family of natural and synthetic products with structural
diversity and outstanding antitumor activities. This review summarizes research …

Multitargeted molecular docking and dynamics simulation of thymol-based chalcones against cancer protein markers: synthesis, characterization, and computational …

Y Laamari, A Bimoussa, F Mourad, BK Chagaleti… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer prevention has become a significant public health concern in the 21st century,
ranking as the second leading cause of global mortality following cardiovascular diseases …