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isoliquiritin

isoliquiritin noun: a particular glucopyranoside found in licorice root.

Noun

isoliquiritin (uncountable)

  1. A particular glucopyranoside found in licorice root
    • In particular, hesperetin (aglycone of hesperidin) and isoliquiritigenin (aglycone of isoliquiritin), which inhibit 5-HT 2B R and 5-HT 2C R and are considered to be strongly involved in the promotion of ghrelin secretion, were barely present in plasma.2015 July 18, “Pharmacokinetic Profiles of Active Ingredients and Its Metabolites Derived from Rikkunshito, a Ghrelin Enhancer, in Healthy Japanese Volunteers: A Cross-Over, Randomized Study”, in...

Origin of isoliquiritin

From iso- + liquiritin.

Questions about isoliquiritin

What does isoliquiritin mean?
Isoliquiritin means a particular glucopyranoside found in licorice root.
What part of speech is isoliquiritin?
Isoliquiritin is a noun.

Words near isoliquiritin in the dictionary

  1. isolinearity
  2. isolinearly
  3. isolines
  4. isolipidic
  5. isoliquiritigenin
  6. isoliquiritin
  7. isolith
  8. isolithocholic acid
  9. isolobal
  10. isolobally
  11. isolobogram

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