2,2'-Dihydroxychalcone (2,2'DHC) is a potent inhibitor of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs). Pre-treatment of human colon cancer cells by a non-toxic concentration of this GST inhibitor significantly sensitised cancer cells to chlorambucil and melphalan, which are substrates of glutathione (GSH) conjugation. However, sensitisation to actinomycin D, which has not been shown to be detoxified by G...