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C42H62O16
822.9 g/mol
Food Additive

Glycyrrhizic acid

CAS1405-86-3EC215-785-7
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Flavoring sweetener and foaming agent

Glycyrrhizic acid is a triterpenoid saponin compound extracted from licorice root, valued for its sweetening and foaming properties. It is widely used as a flavoring sweetener and foaming agent in food and beverages, as well as a humectant in tobacco and a taste-masking agent in pharmaceuticals.

Flavoring sweetener in confectionery and pharmaceuticalsFoaming agent in root beer and mouthwashesHumectant in tobacco

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Referencestereoisomer of

Monopotassium glycyrrhizinate

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Referencestereoisomer of

Glycyrrhizinate dipotassium

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,11S,12aR,14aR,14bS)-11-carboxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,14b-heptamethyl-14-oxo-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl]oxy]-6-carboxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid

InChIKey

LPLVUJXQOOQHMX-QWBHMCJMSA-N

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@@H]6[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O6)C(=O)O)O)O)O[C@H]7[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O7)C(=O)O)O)O)O)C)(C)C(=O)O

Synonyms (42)
  • E958
  • GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID (USP-RS)
  • Glycyrrhizic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • 18beta-Glycyrrhizic acid
  • Acid, Glycyrrhizic
  • Acid, Glycyrrhizinic
  • GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID (MART.)
  • GLYCYRRHIZIN (II)
  • Glizigen
  • Glycyron
  • Glycyrrhetinic acid glycoside
  • Glycyrrhizic acid
  • Glycyrrhizic acid, 2K
  • Glycyrrhizinate
  • Glycyrrhizinic acid
  • Glycyrrizin
  • Neo-Umor
  • Rizinsan K2 A2 (free acid)
  • ammonium-glycyrrhizinate
  • beta-Glycyrrhizin
  • beta-Glycyrrhizinic acid
  • glycyrrhiza acid
  • glycyrrhizate
  • glycyrrhizin
  • glyzyrrhizin
  • potenlini