Recent Advances in Chalcones as Antiinfective Agents

L.�B.�S.�CollegeofPharmacy,�JAIPUR�(Raj.)�INDIA� a I.�P.�S.�SchoolofPharmacy,�INDORE�(M.P.)�INDIA� b R.�G.�P.�V.�V.,�BHOPAL�(M.P.)�INDIA� ABSTRACT Chalconesareimportantprecursorsofflavonoidsan disoflavonoids.� Naturallyoccuringand� syntheticchalconesshowvariousbiologicaleffects e.g.� anti/inflammatory,� antitumour,� antibacterial ,� antituberculer,�antiviral,�antiprotozoal,�gastropro tective,�andothers.�Chalconesareleadcompoundsf orthe� discoveryofantioxidant,�anti/inflammatory,�antitu mourandantiinfectiveagents.�Thisreviewhighligh ts� recentdevelopmentsofchalconeswithantiinfective �properties.�