Chalcone synthase is an enzyme responsible for the production of chalconoids in plants.
Chalcone isomerase is responsible for their conversion into flavanones and other flavonoids.
Naringenin-chalcone synthase uses
malonyl-CoA and
4-coumaroyl-CoA to produce
CoA,
naringenin chalcone, and CO2. In
aurones, the chalcone-like structure closes into a 5-atom ring instead of the more typical 6-atom ring (C ring). == Related compounds ==