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. 2022 Dec 1;13(1):1. doi: 10.1007/s13205-022-03398-7

Table 2.

Synthesis matrix of articles collected in a literature review that report the antibacterial potential of natural Chalcones against S. aureus

Chalcone Type S. aureus strain(s) MIC/Inhibition Zone Activity Quotes

4′-Hydroxy-3–4-dimethoxy-chalcone (1);

3′-Hydroxy-3-acetate, 4-methoxy-chalcone (3);

3′,4′-dihydroxy, 3,4,4′-trimethoxy-chalcone (4);

3,4-dimethoxy-chalcone (5)

Nature

Isolated from Arrabidaea brachypoda

ATCC 25,923; IS-58; RN-4220; SA1199-B; K2068; K4414; K4100 1024; ≥ 1024 μg/mL Inactive for antibacterial activity Rezende-JúNIOR et al. (2020)
3′,4′-dihydroxy, 3,4,4′-trimethoxy-chalcone (4)

Nature

Isolated from Arrabidaea brachypoda

SA1199-B

16 µg / mL

4X

NorA efflux pump inhibitor Rezende-JúNIOR et al. (2020)
Lophirones B, C Nature, isolated from Lophira alata ATCC 29,213 150 – 200 µg/ml Antibacterial Ajiboye and Haliru (2016)
4,4′,6′ trihydroxy 3 methoxy 3′ pentene chalcone Nature, isolated from Elatostema parasiticum ATCC 6538 7.8 μg/ml Antibacterial Mariani et al. (2016)
Grandiflorone Nature, isolated from Leptospermum scoparium - 16–32 μg/ml Antibacterial Killeen et al. (2016)
2ʹ,4ʹ-dihydroxychalcone e 2ʹ,4ʹ-dihydroxy-3ʹ-methoxychalcone

Nature

Isolated from Zuccagnia punctata Cav

ATCC 29,213, MRSA, MRSCN 250 µg/mL−1 Antibacterial Moreno et al. (2015)
Cinnamaldehydo and its Chalcones derivatives

Nature

Isolated from Cinnamomum verum

MRSA 3.21 ± 40.0 mm Antibacterial Khayyat and Saddiq (2015)

2′,4′-dihydroxychalcone

7-hydroxyflavanone

Nature

Isolated from Flourensia oolepis

ATCC 6538

31 μg/mL

62 μg/mL

Antibacterial Joray et al. (2015)
Xanthoangelol Nature, isolated from Angelica keiskei ATCC 25,923, ATCC 700,699 (MRSA)

6,25 µM

3,12 µM

Antibacterial Meier et al. (2019)

Isobavachalcone;

corylifol B

Nature, isolated from Psoralea corylifolia L MRSA OM481 OM584 8—16 µg/mL Antibacterial Cui et al. (2015)
20 -hydroxy-4,40,60 -trimethoxychalcone, 20 -hydroxy-4,40,60 -tetramethoxychalcone, and 3,20 -dihydroxy-4,40,60 -trimethoxychalcone Nature, isolated from hispidum ATCC 25,923 62,5 mg/mL—125 µg/ml Antibacterial and anti-biofilm Costa et al. (2013)
Prenylated Chalcones (xanthohumol and Desmethylxanthohumol) Nature, isolated from Humulus lupulus L 8146, 8147, CIP 224, T1.1, T25.10, T25.3, T25.9, T26A4, T28.1, T36B1, T47A12, T6.7 9,8 – 19,5 µg/ml Antibacterial, synergism with gentamicin, amoxicillin and vancomycin and anti-biofilm Bocquet et al. (2019)
Lophirones B, C Nature, isolated from Bamburu village ATCC 29,213 Redução da MIC Antibacterial Ajiboye and Haliru (2016)
Calythropsin Nature, isolated from Calicotome villosa -

18 ± 1.4 mm

6 ± 0.7 mm

Antibacterial Alhage et al. (2018)
Diuvaretin, Uvaretin and Iso-Uvaretin Nature, isolated from Uvaria chamae ATCC 25,923, 0,0046 mg/mL Antibacterial Koudokpon et al. (2018)
Basalcone J

Nature, isolated from Populus

Balsamifera

ATCC 25,923

0.61 μM

6 μM

Antibacterial Simard et al. (2015)
20 -hydroxy-4,40 -dimethoxy-chalcone and isoliquiritigenin Nature, isolated from Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt - Redução de MIC Antibacterial Begmatov et al. (2020)
5′-O-Methyl-3-hydroxyflemingin A and 5′-O-Methylflemingin C Nature, isolated from Desmodium congestum

ATCC 43,300,

NRSA-NRS 17, NRSA-NRS 1

32 μg/mL Antibacterial Rees et al. (2015)
Isosalipurposide Nature, isolated from Corylopsis coreana

693E,

MRSA 693E

1.23 ± 0.06 cm Antibacterial Seo et al. (2016)
Homoembelin Nature ATCC 1026, SA3, SA4, SA11, SA12, MRSA 3, MRSA 4, MRSA 6, MRSA 8  ≥ 256 µg/mL Inactive for antibacterial activity Omosa et al. (2016)
Xanthoangelol

Nature

Derived from Amorpha fructicosa

ATCC 700,699 (MRSA)

3.125 µM

12,5 µM

Antibacterial

Bactericidal

Meier et al. (2019)

2', 4'-dihydroxychalcone

(DHC)

Nature

Isolated from

Zuccagnia punctata Cav

(F2, F5, F7, F8, F22, F23) and F31

(25 µg/mL)

*100 µg/mL

Antibacterial Nuño et al. (2018)

2', 4'-dihydroxy-3'-methoxycalcone

(DMHC)

Nature

Isolated from

Zuccagnia punctata Cav

(F2, F5, F7, F8, F22, F23) and F31

(25 µg/mL)

*100 µg/mL

Antibacterial Nuño et al. (2018)

2', 4'-dihydroxychalcone

(DHC)

Nature

Isolated from

Zuccagnia punctata Cav

F7

ATCC 25,923

12,5 µg/mL Anti-biofilm Nuño et al. (2018))
Isoliquiritigenin

Nature

Isolated from

Platymiscium gracile Benth

ATCC 29,223 62,5 µg/mL Low antibacterial activity Cuellar et al. (2020)

a) The spaces filled with (-) mean that the information was absent from the article or was not clear