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enoxolone
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Also known as 18beta-glycyrrhetic acid, (2S,4aS,6aS,6bR,10S,12aS)-10-hydroxy-2,4a,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-13-oxo-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,12b,13,14b-icosahydropicene-2-carboxylic acid, 18b-Glycyrrhetinic acid, 3-Hydroxy-11-oxoolean-12-en-29-oic acid, alpha-Glycyrrhetinic acid, 3b-Hydroxy-11-oxoolean-12-en-30-oic acid, 3-Hydroxy-11-oxoolean-12-en-29-oic acid (ACD/Name 4.0), beta-Glycyrrhetic acid

Enoxolone (INN, BAN; also known as glycyrrhetinic acid or glycyrrhetic acid) is a pentacyclic triterpenoid derivative of the beta-amyrin type obtained from the hydrolysis of glycyrrhizic acid, which was obtained from the herb liquorice.

Key facts

Drug.IUPAC_name
(2S,4aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aS,12bR,14bR)-10-hydroxy-2,4a,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-13-oxo-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,12b,13,14b-icosahydropicene-2-carboxylic acid
Drug.image
Glycyrrhetinic acid structure.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
200px
Drug.tradename
Arthrodont, PruClair
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.routes_of_administration
Oral, topical
Drug.CAS_number
471-53-4
Drug.UNII
P540XA09DR
Drug.ATC_prefix
D03
Drug.ATC_suffix
AX10
Drug.PubChem
10114
Drug.DrugBank
DB13089
Drug.ChemSpiderID
9710
Drug.KEGG
D00156
Drug.ChEBI
30853
Drug.ChEMBL
230006
Drug.C
30

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Wikidata facts

Mass
470.34
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chemical formula
C₃₀H₄₆O₄
canonical SMILES
CC1(C2CCC3(C(C2(CCC1O)C)C(=O)C=C4C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C(=O)O)C)C)C)C
isomeric SMILES
C[C@]12CC[C@](C[C@H]1C3=CC(=O)[C@@H]4[C@]5(CC[C@@H](C([C@@H]5CC[C@]4([C@@]3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)(C)C(=O)O
Commons category
Enoxolone
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12 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Oral topical
  • Skin topical
  • Possible other uses
  • Mechanism of action
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Hypertensive
  • Derivatives
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Enoxolone (INN, BAN; also known as glycyrrhetinic acid or glycyrrhetic acid) is a pentacyclic triterpenoid derivative of the beta-amyrin type obtained from the hydrolysis of glycyrrhizic acid, which was obtained from the herb liquorice.

The substance has a sweet taste, so it is used in flavoring to mask the bitter taste of drugs like aloe and quinine. It may have some anti-inflammatory activities. One of its metabolites is responsible for the blood pressure-increasing effect of liquorice.

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