| Literature DB >> 16204965 |
Sachiko Tsukamoto1, Maki Aburatani, Tomohiro Yoshida, Yuko Yamashita, Ahmed Atef El-Beih, Tomihisa Ohta.
Abstract
The extract of licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis FISHER, Leguminosae) showed CYP3A4 inhibitory activity with the IC50 value of 0.022 mg/ml. Bioassay-guided purification afforded nine compounds, 3-(p-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid (1), isoliquiritigenin (2), (3R)-vestitol (3), licopyranocoumarin (4), 4-hydroxyguaiacol apioglucoside (5), liquiritin (6), liquiritigenin 7,4'-diglucoside (7), liquiritin apioside (8), and glucoliquiritin apioside (9). Among these compounds, 3, 7, and 5 showed potent CYP3A4 inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 3.6, 17, and 20 microM, respectively. Glycyrrhizin (10), a main constituent of licorice, however, was inactive for CYP3A4 inhibition.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16204965 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.28.2000
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Pharm Bull ISSN: 0918-6158 Impact factor: 2.233