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SUBMITTER: Mirossay L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5795978 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mirossay Ladislav L Varinská Lenka L Mojžiš Ján J
International journal of molecular sciences 20171222 1
Chalcones are precursors of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. Both flavonoids and chalcones are intensively investigated because of a large spectrum of their biological activities. Among others, anticancer and antiangiogenic effects account for the research interest of these substances. Because of an essential role in cancer growth and metastasis, angiogenesis is considered to be a promising target for cancer treatment. Currently used antiangiogenic agents are either synthetic compounds or monoc ...[more]