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(a) Inflorescence of Glycyrrhiza glabra L.; (b) licorice-containing candies; (c) chemical structure of the prodrug glycyrrhizin (C42H62O16), the main active compound of licorice. The molecule consists of two molecules of glucuronic acid (left) that are linked to 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid; (d) chemical structure of glabridin (C20H20O4), a further bioactive licorice compound. Colors indicate molecule structures used in following schematics.
