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VOL. 6, ISSUE 6 (2021)
A review on plant chalcones a recent approach
Authors
Mejo Joseph, S Alaxander, J Bhanurekha, Anandakumar
Abstract
Most of the medicinal plants are a very good source of primary and secondary metabolites. Lot of phytochemicals are obtained from the plant sources that are used as medicinal agents in current pharmaceutical systems. Flavones are one of the important secondary metabolites present in many leaves, flowers, glucosides, and various vegetables, spices and natural foods. Chalcones considered as best intermediated in flavonoid biosynthesis but they do not accumulate to an appreciable degree in most plants. Chalcones are a group of plant-derived polyphenolic compounds belonging to the flavonoids family that possess a wide variety of anti oxidant, antitubercular, antibacterial, antifungal, and modulatory functions, which may have therapeutic potential for several diseases. The largest number of natural chalcones has been isolated from species of the Leguminosae, Asteraceae and Moraceae species with valuable for variety of nutrceutical, cosmetic and medicinal applications. Chalcone can isolated from different plants parts by suitable extraction process and separated by coloumn chromatographic techiniques. The purpose of this review is to summarize the various naturally occurring chalcone compounds which have been isolated from different plants and to describe the recent efforts of scientists in a pharmacological screening of chalcones, studying importance of chalcones and their biological activities.
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Pages:685-693
How to cite this article:
Mejo Joseph, S Alaxander, J Bhanurekha, Anandakumar "A review on plant chalcones a recent approach ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 685-693
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