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'''Glycyrrhizol''' A is a [[flavonoid]] compound isolated from the root of the Chinese [[Licorice]] plant (''[[Glycyrrhiza]] uralensis'').
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| ImageFile = Glycyrrhizol A.png
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| IUPACName = 1-Methoxy-2,8-bis-(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-6''H''-benzo[4,5]furo[3,2-c]chromene-3,9-diol
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| CASNo = 877373-00-7
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| SMILES = C/C(C)=C/CC4=CC1=C(C=C4O)OC3=C1COC2=CC(O)=C(C/C=C(C)/C)C(OC)=C23
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| Formula = C<sub>26</sub>H<sub>28</sub>O<sub>5</sub>
| MolarMass = 420.50 g/mol
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'''Glycyrrhizol A''' is a [[flavonoid]] compound isolated from the root of the Chinese [[Licorice]] plant (''[[Glycyrrhiza]] uralensis'').
Recent studies by scientists from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] have suggested that these compounds have [[antibacterial]] properties.<sup>[1]</sup> The strongest antibacterial activity was observed against ''[[Streptococcus mutans]]'', an organism known to cause tooth decay in humans.


Recent studies by scientists from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] have suggested that these compounds have [[antibacterial]] properties.<ref>{{cite journal | author= He J, Chen L, Shi W, Lu, Q-Y | title=Antibacterial Compounds from ''Glycyrrhiza uralensis'' | journal=[[Journal of Natural Products]] | volume=69| issue=1 | year=2006 | pages=121–124 | id= | doi=10.1021/np058069d}}</ref> The strongest antibacterial activity was observed against ''[[Streptococcus mutans]]'', an organism known to cause tooth decay in humans.
[[image:Glycyrrhizol-structure.gif|center|Structure of Glycyrrhizol A]]


==References==
==References==
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* <sup>[1]</sup> {{cite journal | author= He J, Chen L, Shi W, Lu, Q-Y | title=Antibacterial Compounds from ''Glycyrrhiza uralensis'' | journal=[[Journal of Natural Products]] | volume=69| issue=1 | year=2006 | pages=121–124 | id= | doi=10.1021/np058069d}}


==External links==




[[Category:Flavonoids]]
[[Category:Flavonoids]]

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Glycyrrhizol A is a flavonoid compound isolated from the root of the Chinese Licorice plant (Glycyrrhiza uralensis).

Recent studies by scientists from UCLA have suggested that these compounds have antibacterial properties.[1] The strongest antibacterial activity was observed against Streptococcus mutans, an organism known to cause tooth decay in humans.

References

  1. ^ He J, Chen L, Shi W, Lu, Q-Y (2006). "Antibacterial Compounds from Glycyrrhiza uralensis". Journal of Natural Products. 69 (1): 121–124. doi:10.1021/np058069d.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)