Sophoradin is an isoprenyl chalconoid,[1] a type of polyphenolic compound, found in Sophora tonkinensis, an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Sofalcone is an oral gastrointestinal medication and a synthetic analog of sophoradin.[2]

References

  1. ^ Synthesis of Isoprenyl Chalcone “Sophoradin” Isolated from Sophora subprostrata. Kazuaki Kyogoku, Katsuo Hatayama, Sadakazu Yokamori, Teruya Seki and Ichiro Tanaka, Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, Vol.39, No.1 (1975) pp.133-138
  2. ^ Konturek SJ, Mrzozowski T, Drozdowicz D, Pawlik W, Sendur R (August 1987). "Gastroprotective and ulcer healing effects of solon, a synthetic flavonoid derivative of sophoradin". Hepatogastroenterology. 34 (4): 164–70. PMID 3478294.