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G8503

18α-Glycyrrhetinic acid

≥95%

Synonym(s):

18α-Glycyrrhetic acid, 18-Isoglycyrrhetinic acid, 3β-Hydroxy-11-oxo-18α,20β-olean-12-en-29-oic acid

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H46O4
CAS Number:
1449-05-4
Molecular Weight:
470.68
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57654221
UNSPSC Code:
12352115
EC Number:
215-907-9
MDL number:
MFCD00064897
Assay:
≥95%
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Quality Level

100

assay

≥95%

SMILES string

[H][C@]12C[C@](C)(CC[C@]1(C)CC[C@]3(C)C2=CC(=O)C4[C@@]5(C)CC[C@H](O)C(C)(C)[C@]5([H])CC[C@@]34C)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C30H46O4/c1-25(2)21-8-11-30(7)23(28(21,5)10-9-22(25)32)20(31)16-18-19-17-27(4,24(33)34)13-12-26(19,3)14-15-29(18,30)6/h16,19,21-23,32H,8-15,17H2,1-7H3,(H,33,34)/t19-,21+,22+,23-,26-,27+,28+,29-,30-/m1/s1

InChI key

MPDGHEJMBKOTSU-PMTKVOBESA-N

General description

18α-Glycyrrhetinic acid (18α-GA) is a bioactive triterpenoid found in licorice. It shows selective inhibition of 11-HSD1 (11-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1). It also shows anti-proliferative and apoptotic effect on hepatic stellate cells (HSCs).

Application

18α-Glycyrrhetinic acid may be used to synthesize:
  • 3-keto-18α-glycyrrhetinic acid
  • methyl esters of 18α-glycyrrhetinic acid
  • methyl esters of 3-keto-18α-glycyrrhetinic acid

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GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCP3114
BCCM2002
BCCK5766
BCCF2180
BCCD9600

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Mohammad Shahidullah et al.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 302(12), C1751-C1761 (2012-04-12)
In several tissues, transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channels are involved in the response to hyposmotic challenge. Here we report TRPV4 protein in porcine lens epithelium and show that TRPV4 activation is an important step in the response of
18a-glycyrrhetinic acid extracted from Glycyrrhiza radix inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis of the hepatic stellate cell line.
Zong L, et al.
Journal of Digestive Diseases, 14(6), 328-336 (2013)
Simultaneous quantification of flavonoids and triterpenoids in licorice using HPLC.
Wang YC and Yang YS.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Applications, 850(1), 392-399 (2007)
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