title: An overview on cardamonin.
abstract: Cardamonin, as shown by the increasing number of publications, has received growing attention from the scientific community due to the expectations toward its benefits to human health. In this study, research on cardamonin is reviewed, including its natural sources, health promoting aspects, and analytical methods for its determination. Therefore, this article hopes to aid current and future researchers on the search for reliable answers concerning cardamonin's value in medicine.
authors.affiliation: Requimte, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto , Porto, Portugal .
authors.forename: Luís Moreira
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Inês Maria
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.forename: José António
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D047188:Chalcones / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D047188:Chalcones; D010936:Plant Extracts; C436747:cardamonin
keywords: 2′,4′-dihydroxy-6′-methoxy-chalcone; Alpinia; InChIKey=NYSZJNUIVUBQMM-BQYQJAHWSA-N; Zingiberaceae; medicinal chemistry