| Literature DB >> 14969340 |
Hae-Young Park1, Sung-Hwan Park, Hae-Kyung Yoon, Myung Joo Han, Dong-Hyun Kim.
Abstract
Glycyrrhizin (18beta-glycyrrhetinic acid-3-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-glucuronide, GL) was transformed to 18beta-glycyrrhetinic acid-3-O-beta-D-glucuronide (GAMG) by Streptococcus LJ-22. The antiallergic activities of GL and GAMG was measured using a RBL cell assay system and contact hypersensitivity model mice. GAMG exhibited anti-allergic activity with IC50 values of 0.28 mM. GAMG, which is sweeter than GL, and 18beta-glycyrrhetinic acid, which is a GAMG metabolite by human intestinal bacteria, also inhibited the passive cutaneous anaphylaxis and skin contact inflammation. In conclusion, GAMG may be useful as a new sweet food additive and an anti-allergic agent.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14969340 DOI: 10.1007/bf02980047
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Pharm Res ISSN: 0253-6269 Impact factor: 4.946