isoglycyrrhizinate

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Etymology[edit]

iso- +‎ glycyrrhizinate

Noun[edit]

isoglycyrrhizinate (uncountable)

  1. A derivative of glycyrrhizic acid, extracted from the roots of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, that has potential anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities
    • 2015 May 7, Rong Lin, Omar Banafea, Jin Ye, “I-131 remnant ablation after thyroidectomy induced hepatotoxicity in a case of thyroid cancer”, in BMC Gastroenterology[1], volume 15, →DOI:
      The patient was initially treated with basic hepatic protection for 40 days, including glutathione, magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate, essential Nutrition, transmetil, and/or tauroursodeoxycholic acid.