Abstract
Chalcones comprise a characteristic framework of 1, 3-diaryl-2-propen-1-one. They have been heralded as promising anti cancer drugs and have received much attention in the field of cancer research and drug development. The cytotoxicity of these potent pharmacophores is attributable to a wide spectrum of biological activities like anti inflammatory, anti proliferative, anti fungal, etc. These anti tumor activities are effectuated through apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, anti tubulin and so forth. This review summarizes the recent developments on anti tumor activity of synthetic and natural chalcones and their detailed underlying mechanisms as reported in the past.
Keywords: Anti angiogenesis, anti-cancer, anti-tubulin, apoptosis, chalcone, cytoxicity, signal transduction.
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:A Review on Mechanisms of Anti Tumor Activity of Chalcones
Volume: 16 Issue: 2
Author(s): Rahul Sharma, Rakesh Kumar, Rishi Kodwani, Sukriti Kapoor, Anukriti Khare, Ritu Bansal, Sonali Khurana, Sandhya Singh, Jennifer Thomas, Bornika Roy, Rajendra Phartyal, Shukla Saluja and Sanjay Kumar
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Keywords: Anti angiogenesis, anti-cancer, anti-tubulin, apoptosis, chalcone, cytoxicity, signal transduction.
Abstract: Chalcones comprise a characteristic framework of 1, 3-diaryl-2-propen-1-one. They have been heralded as promising anti cancer drugs and have received much attention in the field of cancer research and drug development. The cytotoxicity of these potent pharmacophores is attributable to a wide spectrum of biological activities like anti inflammatory, anti proliferative, anti fungal, etc. These anti tumor activities are effectuated through apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, anti tubulin and so forth. This review summarizes the recent developments on anti tumor activity of synthetic and natural chalcones and their detailed underlying mechanisms as reported in the past.
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Sharma Rahul, Kumar Rakesh, Kodwani Rishi, Kapoor Sukriti, Khare Anukriti, Bansal Ritu, Khurana Sonali, Singh Sandhya, Thomas Jennifer, Roy Bornika, Phartyal Rajendra, Saluja Shukla and Kumar Sanjay, A Review on Mechanisms of Anti Tumor Activity of Chalcones, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 16 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520615666150518093144
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