Chalcones and their Heterocyclic Analogues as Potential Medicaments

Veronika Opletalová (opletalo@faf.cuni.cz), Pavla Řičičářová, Daniel Šedivý, Dana Meltrová, Jarmila Křiváková

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Control, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Summary

Chalcones exert various biological activities, e. g. antibacterial, including antimycobacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoal, antioxidative, antiinflammatory, gastroprotective and antineoplastic. The review gives some examples of biologically active chalcones and their heterocyclic analogues.