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. 2020 Aug 27;25(17):3904. doi: 10.3390/molecules25173904

Table 1.

Information on triterpene saponins in glycyrrhiza.

No. Compound Origin References
1 glycyrrhizin (glycyrrhizic acid, uralsaponin A or 18β-glycyrrhizic acid) a,b,c [16,17,18,19,20]
2 uralsaponin B a,b [16,21]
3 licorice-saponin A3 a,c [20,22]
4 licorice-saponin B2 a,b [22,23]
5 licorice-saponin C2 a,b [22,23]
6 licorice-saponin D3 a [22]
7 licorice-saponin E2 a,c [20,22]
8 licorice-saponin F3 a [24]
9 licorice-saponin G2 a,b,c [20,23,24]
10 licorice-saponin H2 a,b [23,24]
11 licorice-saponin J2 a,b [23,24]
12 licorice-saponin K2 a,b [21,24]
13 licorice-saponin L3 a [25]
14 18α-glycyrrhizic acid a,b [17]
15 apioglycyrrhizin b,c [23,26]
16 araboglycyrrhizin a,b,c [23,26,27]
17 22β-acetoxylglycyrrhizin a,c [20,28]
18 3β-O-[β-d-glucuronopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-glucuronopyranosyl]-glycyrretol a [28]
19 3β-O-[β-d-glucuronopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-glucuronopyranosyl]-
olean-9,12-diene-30-oic acid
a [28]
20 uralsaponin C a [29]
21 uralsaponin D a,c [20,29]
22 uralsaponin E a [29]
23 uralsaponin F a [29]
24 3-O-[β-d-glucuronopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-galactopyranosyl]glycyrrhetic acid a [30]
25 licorice-saponin M3
(uralsaponin T)
a,b [27,31]
26 licorice-saponin N4 a,b [31,32]
27 licorice-saponin O4 b [31]
28 uralsaponin M a [27]
29 uralsaponin N a [27]
30 uralsaponin O a [27]
31 uralsaponin P a [27]
32 uralsaponin Q a [27]
33 uralsaponin R a [27]
34 uralsaponin S a [27]
35 uralsaponin U a [27]
36 uralsaponin V a,b [21,27]
37 uralsaponin W a [27]
38 uralsaponin X a [27]
39 uralsaponin Y a [27]
40 22β-acetoxyl-glycyrrhaldehyde a,c [20,33]
41 3-O-β-d-glucuronopyranosyl-glycyrrhetinic acid a,b [21,27]
42 3-O-[β-d-(6-methyl)glucuro-nopyranosyl (1→2)-d-glucurono-pyranosyl]-24-hydroxyglabrolide a [34]
43 licorice-saponin P2 c [20]
44 licorice-saponin Q2 c [20]
45 macedonoside A b,c [20,21]
46 24-hydroxy-licorice-saponin E2 c [20]
47 macedonoside E a [35]
48 22β-acetyl-uralsaponin C a [35]
49 licorice saponin M1 b [21]
50 licorice saponin M2 b [21]
51 licorice saponin M3 b [21]
52 licorice saponin M4 b [21]
53 30-hydroxyglycyrrhizin b [23]
54 glycyrrhizin-20-methanoate b [23]
55 24-hydroxyglucoglycyrrhizin b [23]
56 rhaoglycyrrhizin b [23]
57 11-deoxorhaoglycyrrhizin b [23]
58 rhaoglucoglycyrrhizin b [23]
59 rhaogalactoglycyrrhizin b [23]
60 11-deoxo-20α-glycyrrhizin b [23]
61 20α-galacturonoylglycyrrhizin b [23]
62 20α-rhaoglycyrrhizin b [23]
63 glyuralsaponin A a [32]
64 glyuralsaponin B a [32]
65 glyuralsaponin C a [32]
66 glyuralsaponin D a [32]
67 glyuralsaponin E a [32]
68 glyuralsaponin F a [32]
69 glyuralsaponin G a [32]
70 glyuralsaponin H a [32]
71 glabasaponin A b [36]
72 glabasaponin B b [36]
73 glabasaponin C b [36]
74 glabasaponin D b [36]
75 glabasaponin E b [36]
76 glabasaponin F b [36]
77 glabasaponin G b [36]

a, G. uralensis Fisch.; b, G. glabra L.; c, G. inflate Bat.