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Chalcone: a biologically active scaffold.

Poonam Jundre*, Sachin Bhosale

Chalcones and their analogues has become a popular target in the recent years. Researchers have discovered new chalcones which produce a variety of medicinal and biological effects. This chalcones synthesized and evaluated so far have shown antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-mycobacterial, antimalarial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant, antileishmanial, anti-tumor and anticancer properties. This review highlights the synthesis and pharmacological properties of chalcones.