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naphtho- +‎ chalcone

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naphthochalcone (plural naphthochalcones)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any naphthyl derivative of a chalcone
    • 2015 July 1, Ga Young Seo et al., “Novel naphthochalcone derivative accelerate dermal wound healing through induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition of keratinocyte”, in Journal of Biomedical Science[1], volume 22, →DOI:
      Represented pictures are shown from 2 wounds in each group at each day Our results reveal that the novel naphthochalcone derivative TDPN show faster wound closure and matrix remodeling (Figs. 5 and 6 ) via promoting the migration but not the proliferation of keratinocytes (Fig. 2 ).