Comparative cytotoxicity of Glycyrrhiza glabra roots from different geographical origins against immortal human keratinocyte (HaCaT), lung adenocarcinoma (A549) and liver carcinoma (HepG2) cells

• Main Authors: Basar, Norazah, Oridupa, Olayinka Ayotunde, Ritchie, Kenneth J., Nahar, Lutfun, Osman, Nashwa Mostafa M., Stafford, Angela, Kushiev, Habibjon, Kan, Asuman, Sarker, Satyajit D.
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2015
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58095/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ptr.5329
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (Fabaceae), commonly known as 'liquorice', is a well-known medicinal plant. Roots of this plant have long been used as a sweetening and flavouring agent in food and pharmaceutical products, and also as a traditional remedy for cough, upper and lower respiratory ailmen...