Ammonium Glycyrrhizate

Ammonio glicirizzato is a triterpene saponin, the ammonium salt of glycyrrhizic acid, derived from the rhizome and root of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. a plant native to central and south-western Asia that possesses sterols, saponins, flavonoids and triterpenes, bioactive components and from which liquorice is derived. The name describes the structure of...