Inhibitory Effects of Glycyrrhetinic Acid on DNA Polymerase and Inflammatory Activities

<table>Structure of the glycyrrhizin derivatives. (a) Glycyrrhizin (3-<i>O</i>-(2-<i>O</i>-<i>β</i>-D-glucopyranuronosyl-<i>α</i>-D-glucopyranuronosyl)-18<i>β</i>-glycyrrhetinic acid; compound <b>1: </b>R<sub>1</sub> and R<sub>2</sub> = H) and dipotassium glycyrrhizate (compound <b>2</b>: R<sub>1</sub> and R<sub>2</sub> = K<sup>+</sup>). (b) Glycyrrhetinic acid (compound <b>3</b>).</table>

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Figure 1: Inhibitory Effects of Glycyrrhetinic Acid on DNA Polymerase and Inflammatory Activities 