Antiviral Properties of Glycyrrhizic Acid and its Semisynthetic Derivatives

Title: Antiviral Properties of Glycyrrhizic Acid and its Semisynthetic Derivatives

Volume: 9 Issue: 8

Author(s): Raffaello Pompei, Samuela Laconi and Angela Ingianni

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Keywords: Triterpenes, glycyrrhizic acid, anti-viral activity, triterpene derivatives, latent viral infection

Abstract: Some natural triterpenes exert a definite antiviral activity on several human viruses. New synthetic derivatives of glycyrrhizic acid (GL) are even more active than the parental molecule. GL can alter the expression of viral genes involved in cell transformation, thus opening a new window for speculating on viral cancerogenesis.

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Pompei Raffaello, Laconi Samuela and Ingianni Angela, Antiviral Properties of Glycyrrhizic Acid and its Semisynthetic Derivatives, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2009; 9 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955709788681636