Isoprenylcysteine carboxyl methyltransferase (Icmt) is enzyme target in anticancer drug discovery. An Icmt natural product high-throughput screening campaign was conducted and a hit extract from the roots of Hovea parvicalyx was identified. 2'-Methoxy-3'-prenyl-licodione and 2'-methoxy-3',3''-diprenyl-licodione, two prenylated beta-hydroxychalcone compounds, together with the known flavanone (S)-glabrol, were isolated and identified as bioactive constituents. Their structures were determined largely by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy.
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