Echinatin (Retrochalcone) is extracted from licorice and is a natural chalcone. Echinatin has a wide range of biological activities including hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial infections, and attenuates lung damage.
1. Isoliquiritin (Neoisoliquritin) has antitussive effects. 2. Isoliquiritin has antidepressant-like effects. 3. Isoliquiritin, liquiritin and isoliquirigenin inhibits the p53-dependent pathway and shows crosstalk between Akt activities.
Licochalcone D may be a potential drug for human melanoma treatment by inhibiting proliferation, inducing apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway and blocking cell migration and invasion. Licochalcone D has cardioprotective potential against myocardial is
Isoliquiritigenin (ISL) is a flavonoid natural product that inhibits influenza virus replication (EC50=24.7 μM) and aldose reductase activity (IC50=320 nM). Isoliquiritigenin has antitumor activity.
Liquiritin (Liquiritigenin-4'-O-glucoside) (LIQ) is a main component among the licorice flavonoids, and possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer abilities.
5-Methylcytosine is a methylated nucleotide base found in eukaryotic DNA. It is an epigenetic modification formed by the action of DNA methyltransferases.
Gossypin has antidiabetic, antioxdiant, anticonvulsant, anti-allergic, antiinflammatory, antinociceptive, cytotoxic and antibacterial activities; it inhibits the NF-kappaB activation pathway, which may explain its role in the suppression of inflammation,
1. Licochalcone B (LCB) inhibits the proliferation of human malignant bladder cancer cell lines (T24 and EJ) in vitro and antitumor activity in vivo in MB49 (murine bladder cancer cell line) tumor model. 2. LCB and Licochalcone D(LCD) significantly reduce
Isoliquiritin apioside, isolated from Glycyrrhizae radix rhizome, significantly decreases PMA-induced increases in MMP9 activities and suppresses PMA-induced activation of MAPK and NF-κB. Isoliquiritin apioside auppresseses invasiveness and angiogenesis o
Licochalcone C (LICOCHALCONEC) has potent antioxidant properties and inhibition of bacterial growth and cellular respiration. It has cardioprotection effect, via antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic activities. Licochalcone C exhibit inhibitory activity with cytotoxicity in a rat basophilic leukaemia cell line, RBL-2H3. Licochalcone C induces apoptosis via B-cell lymphoma 2 family proteins in T24 cells, it may be a potential adjuvant therapeutic agent for bladder cancer.
Glabridin (KB-289522) may serve as an anti-inflammatory agent in diabetes-related vascular dysfunction, through regulating the synthesis and activity of iNOS under high-glucose levels; may possess a therapeutic effect on metabolic disorders( such as diabetes and hyperglycemia), by modulating glucose metabolism through AMPK in skeletal muscle cells. Glabridin may have potential as a chemopreventive agent against liver Y metastasis, by inhibiting the invasion of human HCC cells.
Aminomalonic acid is an amino endogenous metabolite that acts as a potent inhibitor of L-asparagine synthetase from Leukemia 5178Y/AR and mouse pancreas in vitro (Leukemia 5178Y/AR: Ki= 0.0023 M, mouse pancreas: Ki= 0.0015 M). It has the potential to be used as a biomarker to distinguish between different stages of melanoma metastasis.
Ammonium glycyrrhizinate (Glycyrram) exhibits diverse pharmacological properties, including anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, antigastriculcer, and antihepatitis activities.
18β-Glycyrrhetinic acid (Enoxolone) is the major bioactive component of Glycyrrhizae Radix and possesses anti-ulcerative, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative properties.
Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate (Glycyrrhizin) , an extensively used anti-inflammatory agent, is isolated from the licorice root. It is metabolized to glycyrrhetinic acid, which inhibits 11-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and other enzymes involved in the metabolism of corticosteroids. Therefore, glycyrrhizic acid, the main and sweet component of licorice, has been studied for its ability to cause hypermineralocorticoidism with potassium loss and sodium retention, edema, increased blood pressure, as well as inhibited the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.
18α-Glycyrrhetinic acid (Enoxolone) is an inhibitor of NF-kB and an activator of the proteasome, and functions as a longevity-promoting and anti-aggregation factor in multicellular organisms. It induces apoptosis.
2'-O-Methylisoliquiritigenin, a compound synthesized by enzymes specifically induced in NR.2'-O-Methylisoliquiritigenin, isolated from the Arachis species, up-regulates 5-HT, NE, DA and GABA pathways, but does not put a very significant effect on ne NE pathway.
6-Prenylquercetin-3-methylether is a natural product of Glycyrrhiza, Fabaceae. The catalog number is TN3195 and the CAS number is 151649-34-2. 6-Prenylquercetin-3-methylether can be used as a reference standard.
Kanzonol C has antimicrobial activity, it also shows potent PTP1B inhibitory activity (IC50 value of 0.31-0.97uM). Kanzonol C has chemopreventive activity,it shows the inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 secretion from brain tumor-derived glioblastoma cells.
Dehydroglyasperin D exhibits anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, antioxidant and anti-aldose reductase effects, it inhibits the proliferation of HT-29 human colorectal cancer cells through direct interaction with phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; it also mediates suppression of both COX-2 expression and the MLK3 signalling pathway through direct binding and inhibition of MLK3. Dehydroglyasperin D shows strong ferric reducing activities and effectively scavenged DPPH, ABTS(+), and singlet oxygen radicals.
Glabranin has antimicrobial activity, it shows significant activities on DPPH free radical with the IC50 value of 240.20 ug/ml. Glabranin or a derivative thereof could be used to stimulate hair growth. Glabranine exerts a dose-dependent inhibitory effect
Isoangustone A has antitumor activity, it can induce G1 cycle arrest in DU145 human prostate and 4T1 murine mammary cancer cells, it inhibits cell proliferation by targeting PI3K, MKK4, and MKK7 in human melanoma. Isoangustone A dampens mesangial sclerosis associated with inflammation in response to high glucose through hindering TGF-β and NF-κB signaling. Isoangustone A also shows strong ferric reducing activities and effectively scavenged DPPH, ABTS(+), and singlet oxygen radicals.
Eicosanyl caffeate has anti-ulcer and moderate antioxidant properties, it exhibits potent elastase inhibitory activity, with the IC(50) value of 0.99 microg/mL.
Glyurallin A possesses an antigenotoxic effect against carcinogenic N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) for the first time, it is important to prevent DNA damage by N-nitrosamines for cancer chemoprevention.
Uralsaponin D displayed the inhibition on the growth of cancer cells with IC50 at 18.3-41.6 μmol/L, it could significantly increase the cytotoxic activity after hydrolysis.
1-Methoxyphaseollidin exhibits anti-Helicobacter pylori activity against the CLAR and AMOX-resistant strain as well as four CLAR (AMOX)-sensitive strains. 1-Methoxyphaseollidin may show moderate cytotoxic activity against KB and L1210 cells. 1-Methoxyphaseollidin also shows inhibition of lysoPAF acetyltransferase activity.
Glyasperin F has antinociceptive, and anti-inflammatory effects, it could inhibit NO production in RAW 264.7 macrophages to some extent. Glyasperin F displayed cytotoxic effects against the four tested cancer cell lines with IC50values below 85 μM.
Glyasperin C acts as a partial estrogen antagonist, it shows tyrosinase inhibitory activity (IC (50) = 0.13 +/- 0.01 microg/mL), it could be a promising candidate in the design of skin-whitening agents. Glyasperin C shows potent anti-vancomycin-resistant
Dehydroglyasperin C is a potent NAD(P)H:oxidoquinone reductase (NQO1) and phase 2 enzyme inducer. Dehydroglyasperin C possesses potent antioxidant, cancer chemopreventive, and neuroprotective activities, it has protective effects against chronic diseases