transchalcone

English

Etymology

From trans- +‎ chalcone.

Noun

transchalcone (plural transchalcones)

1. (organic chemistry) The trans isomer of a chalcone
   • 2015 October 16, “Gedunin and Azadiradione: Human Pancreatic Alpha-Amylase Inhibiting Limonoids from Neem (Azadirachta indica) as Anti-Diabetic Agents”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In a docking study between transchalcone and PPA, Trp 59 and Tyr 62 were reported to be the important aromatic amino acid residues in pi-pi interactions involving the two aromatic rings of ligand and side chain [54 ].