Nalidixic acid sodium salt (Standard)

Description

Liquiritin Standard is the analytical standard of Liquiritin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Liquiritin, a flavonoid isolated from Glycyrrhiza uralensis, is a potent and competitive AKR1C1 inhibitor with IC50s of 0.62 ?M, 0.61 ?M, and 3.72?M for AKR1C1, AKR1C2 and AKR1C3, respectively. Liquiritin efficiently inhibits progesterone metabolism mediated by AKR1C1 in vivo. Liquiritin acts as an antioxidant and has neuroprotective, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activity.