Table 2.

The biological activities of chalcones from licorice.

Biological activity	Compounds	Reference
Anticancer	Isoliquiritigenin	[31–35]
	Isoliquiritin	[32]
	Licochalcone A	[36–42]
	Licochalcone B	[43, 44]
	Licochalcone C	[45, 46]
	Licochalcone D	[45, 46]
	Licochalcone E	[47–49]
	Kanzonol C	[50]
	Isobavachalcone	[51]
	Echinatin	[52, 53]
	Isoliquiritin apioside	[54]
	Paratocarpin A	[55]
	4-Hydroxylonchocarpin	[56, 57]
	Kanzonol Y	[58]
Anti-inflammatory	Isoliquiritin	[59]
	Isoliquiritigenin	[59–68]
	Homobutein	[68]
	Echinatin	[10, 69, 70]
	Licochalcone A	[10, 70–75]
	Licochalcone B	[10, 21, 69, 70]
	Licochalcone C	[21, 69, 76, 77]
	Licochalcone D	[69, 70]
	Licochalcone E	[21, 77]
	Isobavachalcone	[78, 79]
	Morachalcone A	[80]
	Kanzonol B	[10, 79]
	DTM	[10, 21]
	Licoagrochalcone C	[10, 21]
	4-Hydroxylonchocarpin	[78, 81]
Antibacterial	Isoliquiritigenin	[82, 83]
	Licochalcone A	[84–88]
	Isobavachalcone	[89–91]
	Kanzonol C	[89, 90]
	4-Hydroxylonchocarpin	[89]
Antiviral	Isoliquiritigenin	[28, 92]
	Licochalcone A	[92, 93]
	Isobavachalcone	[94]
	Echinatin	[28]
	Kanzonol Y	[95]
Antioxidative	Isoliquiritigenin	[26, 96]
	Licochalcone A	[97, 98]
	Licochalcone B	[10, 22]
	Licochalcone C	[99]
	Licochalcone D	[22]
	Isobavachalcone	[100]
	Echinatin	[10]
	DTM	[10]
	Paratocarpin B	[26]
	Glypallichalcone	[101]
	Dihydroisoliquiritigenin	[102]
Hepatoprotective	Isoliquiritigenin	[103]
	Echinatin	[104]
	Licochalcone A	[104]
	Licochalcone B	[103–105]
	Licochalcone E	[106]
	Licoagrochalcone A	[103]
	3,4,3′,4′-Tetrahydroxychalcone	[103]
Antidiabetic	Isoliquiritigenin	[107, 108]
	Licochalcone E	[12]
	Echinatin	[109]
	Isobavachalcone	[110]
	Kanzonol C	[21]
	Licoagrochalcone A	[21]
Antiobesity	Kanzonol C	[21]
	Licoagrochalcone A	[21]
	Isobavachalcone	[110]
	Isoliquiritin apioside	[111]
	Isoliquiritigenin	[111]
	Licochalcone A	[112, 113]