Glycyrrhizic Acid

Scheme

WHO

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A05BA08

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0001405-86-3

Chemical Formula

C42-H62-O16

Molecular Weight

822

Therapeutic Categories

Anti-inflammatory agent

Expectorant

Gastrointestinal agent

Sweetening agent

Chemical Names

(3β,18α)-30-hydroxy-11,30-dioxoolean-12-en-3-yl 2-O-β-D-glucopyranuronosyl-β-D-glucopyranosiduronic acid (IUPAC)

20ß-Carboxy-11-oxo-30-norolean-12-en-3ß-yl-2-O-ß-D-glucopyranuronosyl-α-D-glucopyranosiduronic acid

3ß-[(2-O-ß-D-Glucopyranuronosyl-α-D-glucopyranuronosyl)-oxy]-11-oxo-12-oleanen-30-oic acid

3ß-Hydroxy-11-oxoolean-12-en-30-oic acid diglucuronate

Foreign Names

• Acidum glycyrrhizinicum (Latin)
• Glycyrrizinsäure (German)
• Glycyrrhizique, Acide (French)
• Glicirrícico, ácido (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Glycyrrhizin (OS: JAN)
• Glycyrrhizique, acide (OS: DCF)
• 4-18-00-05156 (IS: Beilstein)
• beta-Glycyrrhizin (IS)
• BRN 0077922 (IS)
• CCRIS 8444 (IS)
• Glycyrrhetinic Acid (IS)
• Glycyrrhetinic acid glycoside (IS)
• Glycyrrhizinic Acid (IS)
• CCRIS 1897 (IS)
• Monoammonium glycyrrhizinate (IS)
• NSC 2800 (IS)
• Ammonium Glycyrrhizate (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ammonium Glycyrrhizinate (PH: BP 2010)
• Glycyrrhizinate Dipotassium (OS: JAN)
• Rizinsan K2 A2 (IS)

Brand Names

• Glycyol (Glycyrrhizic Acid and Methionine, L-)
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Glycyron (Glycyrrhizic Acid and Methionine, L-)
  Minophagen Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Licothion (Glycyrrhizic Acid and Methionine, L-)
  Maruzen Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Neophagen C (Glycyrrhizic Acid and Methionine, L-)
  Otsuka, Japan



• Nichiphagen (Glycyrrhizic Acid and Methionine, L-)
  Nisshin Seiyaku - Yamagata, Japan



• Polyrhitin N (Glycyrrhizic Acid and Methionine, L-)
  Tobishi, Japan



• Ganlixin
  Chia Tai Tianqing, China



• Glycyron No.1
  Minophagen Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Neubormitin
  Santen, Japan

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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