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
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