Chemical Properties
White powder, soluble in organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, and DMSO, derived from Glycyrrhiza inflata.
Uses
stearyl glycyrrhetinate is anti-inflammatory and soothing. This is the ester of stearyl alcohol and glycyrrhetinic acid, where stearyl alcohol helps improve the penetration of the functional component, glycyrrhetinic acid.
Uses
Stearyl glycyrrhetinate can be used to prepare modified liposomes loaded with norcantharidin and 10-hydroxycamptothecin, which are used as drug delivery systems in cancer therapy.
General Description
Stearyl glycyrrhetinate is a stearic acid ester of glycyrrhetinic acid, generally used as a flavoring agent in commercially available cosmetic products.