limbachalcone

English

Etymology

From limbata + chalcone.

Noun

limbachalcone (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a family of chalcones isolated from Persicaria limbata (syn. Polygonum limbatum).
   • 2015 June 24, Antoine Honoré Lonfouo Nkuété et al., “Anti-leukemia activity of semi-synthetic phenolic derivatives from Polygonum limbatum Meisn.”, in Chemistry Central Journal‎^[1], volume 9, →DOI:

     Extraction with CH 2 Cl 2 (3 × 10 mL), dryingover Na 2 SO 4, and chromatographic purification on a silica gel column with mixtures of n -hexane-EtOAc yielded, after crystallization, 2′-hydroxy-3′,6′-dimethoxy-4′- O -(3″-methylbut-2″-enyl)chalcone ( 3 ) (8.4 mg, 84 %), trivially named limbachalcone A.