[HTML][HTML] Chalcone derivatives: role in anticancer therapy

Y Ouyang, J Li, X Chen, X Fu, S Sun, Q Wu - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chalcones (1, 3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones) are precursors for flavonoids and isoflavonoids,
which are common simple chemical scaffolds found in many naturally occurring compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Chalcone: a promising bioactive scaffold in medicinal chemistry

G Rajendran, D Bhanu, B Aruchamy, P Ramani… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chalcones are a class of privileged scaffolds with high medicinal significance due to the
presence of an α, β-unsaturated ketone functionality. Numerous functional modifications of …

[HTML][HTML] Chalcones: Synthetic chemistry follows where nature leads

HA Jasim, L Nahar, MA Jasim, SA Moore, KJ Ritchie… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chalcones belong to the flavonoid class of phenolic compounds. They form one of the
largest groups of bioactive natural products. The potential anticancer, anti-inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] A multistage in silico study of natural potential inhibitors targeting SARS-CoV-2 main protease

EB Elkaeed, IH Eissa, H Elkady, A Abdelalim… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Among a group of 310 natural antiviral natural metabolites, our team identified three
compounds as the most potent natural inhibitors against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease …

[HTML][HTML] An update on Drug Repurposing: Re-written saga of the drug's fate

HS Gns, GR Saraswathy, M Murahari… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Drug repurposing is an unconventional drug discovery approach to explore new therapeutic
benefits of existing, shelved and the drugs in clinical trials. This approach is currently …

Screening of phytochemicals as potent inhibitor of 3-chymotrypsin and papain-like proteases of SARS-CoV2: an in silico approach to combat COVID-19

A Swargiary, S Mahmud, MA Saleh - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
COVID-19 and its causative organism SARS-CoV2 that emerged from Wuhan city, China
have paralyzed the world. With no clinically approved drugs, the global health system is …

EDC-predictor: a novel strategy for prediction of endocrine-disrupting chemicals by integrating pharmacological and toxicological profiles

Z Yu, Z Wu, M Zhou, K Cao, W Li, G Liu… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Identification of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is crucial in the reduction of human
health risks. However, it is hard to do so because of the complex mechanisms of the EDCs …

[HTML][HTML] Computer-aided ligand discovery for estrogen receptor alpha

D Bafna, F Ban, PS Rennie, K Singh… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer (BCa) is one of the most predominantly diagnosed cancers in women.
Notably, 70% of BCa diagnoses are Estrogen Receptor α positive (ERα+) making it a critical …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation and In Silico SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibition Potential of Jusan Coumarin, a New Dicoumarin from Artemisia glauca

YM Suleimen, RA Jose, RN Suleimen, MY Ishmuratova… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
A new dicoumarin, jusan coumarin,(1), has been isolated from Artemisia glauca aerial parts.
The chemical structure of jusan coumarin was estimated, by 1D, 2D NMR as well as HR-Ms …

[HTML][HTML] Identification by Molecular Docking of Homoisoflavones from Leopoldia comosa as Ligands of Estrogen Receptors

F Grande, B Rizzuti, MA Occhiuzzi, G Ioele… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The physiological responses to estrogen hormones are mediated within specific tissues by
at least two distinct receptors, ERα and ERβ. Several natural and synthetic molecules show …