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Recent Advances in Chalcones as Antiinfective Agents

Deepa Gupta, D. K. Jain and Piyush Trivedi

Chalcones are important precursors of flavonoids and isoflavonoids. Naturally occuring and synthetic chalcones show various biological effects, e.g. anti-inflammatory, antitumour, antibacterial, antituberculer, antiviral, antiprotozoal, gastroprotective, and others. Chalcones are lead compounds for the discovery of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumour and antiinfective agents. This review highlights recent developments of chalcones with antiinfective properties.