Liquiritigenin

Liquiritigenin

Names
IUPAC name (2S)-7-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-one
Other names 4',7-Dihydroxyflavanone
Identifiers
CAS Number	578-86-9 Y
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:28777 Y
ChemSpider	102790
PubChem CID	114829
InChI InChI=1S/C15H12O4/c16-10-3-1-9(2-4-10)14-8-13(18)12-6-5-11(17)7-15(12)19-14/h1-7,14,16-17H,8H2/t14-/m0/s1 Key: FURUXTVZLHCCNA-AWEZNQCLSA-N InChI=1/C15H12O4/c16-10-3-1-9(2-4-10)14-8-13(18)12-6-5-11(17)7-15(12)19-14/h1-7,14,16-17H,8H2/t14-/m0/s1 Key: FURUXTVZLHCCNA-AWEZNQCLBC
SMILES O=C2c3c(O[C@H](c1ccc(O)cc1)C2)cc(O)cc3
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H12O4
Molar mass	256.26 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Liquiritigenin is a flavanone that was isolated from Glycyrrhiza uralensis, and is found in a variety of plants, including Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice). It is an estrogenic compound which acts as a selective agonist of the ERβ subtype of the estrogen receptor (ER), though it is also reported to act as an ERα partial agonist at sufficient concentrations. It also has a choleretic effect.

Liquiritigenin,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (hydroxylating, aryl migration) is an enzyme that uses liquiritigenin, O₂, NADPH and H⁺ to produce 2,7,4'-trihydroxyisoflavanone, H₂O, and NADP⁺.