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Oral route is most preferable and widely used route for the administration of drug. Microballoons becomes novel technology in pharmaceutical field in the floating drug delivery for achieving the gastric retention. Microballoons are also called as hollowspheres which are porous smooth in nature and thus show good floating properties in gastric fluid. Microballoons release the drug in controlled manner at the targeted site. Microballoons are spherical empty vesicles without core and that can remain buoyant in gastric region for prolong period of time without irritation in gastrointestinal tract. Multiparticulate particles having a low density system that can efficiently prolong the gastric retention time of the drugs, thus enhanced bioavailability and thus improve the dosing frequency. These are less soluble at higher pH environment. As microballoons delivery systems provide longer retention in gastric pH and enhance the solubility of drugs that are less soluble in high pH environment. The formation of cavity inside the microballoons depend on the preparation, temperature and the surface smoothness determine the floatability and the release rate of microballoons. Keywords: Microballoons, Gastro retentive drug delivery system, Hollowspheres, Controlled release

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Although chalcones symbolize an important pharmacophore for variety of biological actions, however their analogues are also reported to be equally important for plethora of biological actions. In the present review, a comprehensive study of chalcones derived molecules (like pyrazoles, isoxazoles, pyridine, pyrimidine) their pharmacological actions, mechanism of action, structure activity relationship studies have been described. which includes anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, proapoptotic, anti-bacterial and anti-adhesive effects [18]. Analogues of chalcones Pyrazoline analogues with various pharmacological activities:Pyrazole nucleus present in compounds exhibit wide range of biological activity. Introduction of a pyrazole ring in the chalcones between the two aryl rings increase the cytotoxic activity against a series of human cancer cell lines. Dhar et al. [19] synthesized a series of 1-acetyl-3,5-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-(H)-pyrazoles and assayed for in vitro cytotoxicity against PC-3, OVCAR, IMR-32, HEP-2 human cancer cell lines, compound 1 showed broad spectrum cytotoxic activity against all the four cell lines. The activity shown by the compounds conclude that (i) Substitution on phenyl ring showed marked effect on cytotoxic activity, (ii) Presence of electron donating groups on phenyl ring led to enhanced activity whereas electron withdrawing group except NO 2 reduces the cytotoxic activity, (iii) Replacement of phenyl ring with heterocyclic ring also reduces the cytotoxic potential and napthyl ring on both sides are more beneficial for cytotoxic potential Chemical Sciences JournalChem ic a l S cience s J o u rnal

The brown title complex (I) is synthesized by reaction of curcumin with auric chloride in refluxing ethanol.