Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1998; 64(8): 746-747DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957571 Letters © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Antimicrobial Flavonoids from Glycyrrhiza glabra Hairy Root Cultures Wei Li, Yoshihisa Asada, Takafumi Yoshikawa School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract A new compound named licoagrodione was isolated from the hairy root cultures of Glycyrrhiza glabra (Fabaceae) together with five known prenylated flavonoids. The structure of licoagrodione has been elucidated on the basis of spectral evidence and it was found to have antimicrobial activity indicated by disc diffusion method. PDF (155 kb)
