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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1389-5575
ISSN (Online): 1875-5607

Antiviral Properties of Glycyrrhizic Acid and its Semisynthetic Derivatives

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

Volume 9, Issue 8, 2009

Page: [996 - 1001] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/138955709788681636

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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.

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


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