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Planta Med 1975; 27(2): 159-163
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097778
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CONSTITUENTS OF LOCAL PLANTS

XVIII. 28–Hydroxyglycyrrhetic acid, a new triterpenoid isolated from the roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra M. H. A. Elgamal, B. A. H. El–Tawil
  • From the National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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14 January 2009 (online)

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Abstract

The minor aglycones of liquorice, resulting from acid hydrolysis of the natural saponins, were found to comprise a new triterpenoid, isolated as the diacetatemethyl ester. Available evidence, including mass and NMR spectral data, suggests that the new triterpenoid is 28–hydroxyglycyrrhetic acid (IV).