glycyrrhizic acid

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glycyrrhizic acid

[glis′iriz′ik]

a sweet compound containing potassium and calcium salts derived from licorice root. It is used as an expectorant and as a flavoring for pharmaceutics. See also licorice.

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No references found			Studies have shown that glycyrrhizic acid, an ingredient in licorice, stops the cold sore virus (Herpes Simplex 1) dead. Cold Sores and Its Treatment by justin kenedy / Food/cooking/nutrition community Using glycyrrhizic acid - the main sweet-tasting component of liquorice - they blocked the enzyme in mice predisposed to the disease. ALL-SORTED; Liquorice could be key to beat bowel cancer by The Mirror (London, England) With the help of glycyrrhizic acid - the main sweet-tasting component of liquorice -researchers blocked the enzyme in mice predisposed to the disease. Liquorice may help beat bowel cancer by Asian News International			glycosphingolipid glycosphingolipids glycostatic glycosuria glycosyl glycosylated hemoglobin glycosylated hemoglobin A1 glycosylated hemoglobin A1c glycosylated hemoglobin assay glycosylated hemoglobin test glycosylation glycosylceramidase glycosyltransferase glycotrophic glycotropic glycotropic factor glycuresis glycuronate glycyl glycyl alcohol glycylglycine Glycyphagus glycyrrhetinic acid glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhiza glabra glycyrrhizic acid glyoxylate glyoxylic acid Glyoxylide glyphosate Glyptauchen panduratus gm GM-1 gangliosidosis GM-2 GM-2 gangliosidosis GM-CSF gm. GM1 gangliosides GM1 gangliosidosis GM2 gangliosidosis GMA GME Gmelin test Gmelin-Rosenbach test GMENAC GMO GMP GMS stain GN Gn-RH GNA			glycuronate glycuronic acid glycuronidase glycuronide glycyl glycyl glycyl alcohol glycyl alcohol glycylglycine Glycylglycyl-L-Histidyl-Glycine Glycyphagus Glycyphagus destructor Glycyphagus domesticus Glycyrrhetinate Glycyrrhetinic acid Glycyrrhetinic Acid-Like Factor Glycyrrhetyl Monoglucuronide Glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhiza echinata Glycyrrhiza echinata Glycyrrhiza echinata Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhiza lepidota Glycyrrhiza uralensis Glycyrrhiza uralensis Glycyrrhiza uralensis glycyrrhizic acid Glycyrrhizimic Glycyrrhizin Glycyrrhizin Glycyrrhizinic acid GLYDSA GLYDSAA Glyfada Golf Club of Athens GLYHA GLYI Glyn Glyn Ebwy Glyn Ebwy Glyn Ward North Residents' Association Glynase Glynase PresTab Glynase PresTab Glyndeborne Glyndeborne Glyndebourn Glyndebourn Glyndebourne Glyndebourne Glyndebourne festival Glyndebourne festival Glyndebourne Festival Opera Glyndebourne Festival Opera Glyndebourne festivals Glyndebourne festivals Glyndebourne House Glyndebourne House

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