Liquiritigenin is a flavanone found in a variety of plants including licorice.[1] It is an estrogenic compound which acts as an agonist selective for the β-subtype of the estrogen receptor.[2] It also has a choleretic effect.[1]
Liquiritigenin,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (hydroxylating, aryl migration) is an enzyme that uses liquiritigenin, O2, NADPH and H+ to produce 2,7,4'-trihydroxyisoflavanone, H2O and NADP+.
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