Licochalcone A is a chalconoid, a type of natural phenol. It can be isolated from the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra[2] (liquorice) or Glycyrrhiza inflata.[3] It shows antimalarial, anticancer, antibacterial and antiviral (specifically against influenza neuraminidase) properties in vitro.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Licochalcone A Safety Data Sheet" (PDF). Cayman Chemicals.
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  3. ^ a b Friis-Møller, A.; Chen, M.; Fuursted, K.; Christensen, S. R. B. G.; Kharazmi, A. (2002). "In Vitro Antimycobacterial and Antilegionella Activity of Licochalcone a from Chinese Licorice Roots". Planta Medica. 68 (5): 416–419. doi:10.1055/s-2002-32087. PMID 12058317.
  4. ^ Chen, M.; Theander, T. G.; Christensen, S. B.; Hviid, L.; Zhai, L.; Kharazmi, A. (1994). "Licochalcone A, a new antimalarial agent, inhibits in vitro growth of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and protects mice from P. Yoelii infection". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 38 (7): 1470–1475. doi:10.1128/aac.38.7.1470. PMC 284578. PMID 7979274.
  5. ^ Dao, TT; Nguyen, PH; Lee, HS; Kim, E; Park, J; Lim, SI; Oh, WK (January 2011). "Chalcones as novel influenza A (H1N1) neuraminidase inhibitors from Glycyrrhiza inflata". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 21 (1): 294–8. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.11.016. PMID 21123068.