Isobavachalcone

Isobavachalcone
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (E)-1-[2,4-dihydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)phenyl]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one;
CAS Number	20784-50-3;
PubChem CID	5281255;
ChemSpider	4444667;
UNII	ZWO2SC993A;
KEGG	C08648;
ChEBI	CHEBI:28106;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL253467;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID601317123 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C20H20O4
Molar mass	324.376 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC(=CCC1=C(C=CC(=C1O)C(=O)/C=C/C2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H20O4/c1-13(2)3-9-16-19(23)12-10-17(20(16)24)18(22)11-6-14-4-7-15(21)8-5-14/h3-8,10-12,21,23-24H,9H2,1-2H3/b11-6+; Key:DUWPGRAKHMEPCM-IZZDOVSWSA-N;

Isobavachalcone is a natural product from the prenylated chalconoid family.

It can be isolated from numerous medicinal plant species including Psoralea corylifolia, Fructus psoraleae, and Angelica keiskei. It has antiiflammatory, antiviral and anti-cancer properties in vitro and plants containing isobavachalcone are used in Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of osteoporosis and other aging-related diseases.