Licorice root components in dietary supplements are selective estrogen receptor modulators with a spectrum of estrogenic and anti-estrogenic activities

• Main Authors: Nittaya Boonmuen, Ping Gong, Zulfiqar Ali, Amar G. Chittiboyina, Ikhlas Khan, Daniel R. Doerge, William G. Helferich, Kathryn E. Carlson, Teresa Martin, Pawinee Piyachaturawat, John A. Katzenellenbogen, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen
• Other Authors: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/43320
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2015 Published by Elsevier Inc. Licorice root extracts are often consumed as botanical dietary supplements by menopausal women as a natural alternative to pharmaceutical hormone replacement therapy. In addition to their components liquiritigenin (Liq) and isoliquiritigenin (Iso-Liq), known to have...