Zore Gajanan B, Winston Umakanth B, Surwase Babasaheb S, Meshram Nisha S, Sangle V D, Kulkarni Smita S, Mohan Karuppayil S
School of Life Sciences, SRTM University, Nanded, Maharashtra, India.
Phytomedicine. 2008 Apr;15(4):292-300. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.01.006. Epub 2007 Mar 9.
Chemoprofile of Taverniera cuneifolia (Roth) Arn. a wild relative of commercial licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L) is presented. Both T. cuneifolia and G. glabra L were found to be very similar phytochemically. At least eighteen chromatophores were found similar in both the plants including the sweetening principle, glycyrrhizin. The extracts of T. cuneifolia root, exhibited promising anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti germ tube formation (in Candida albicans), protection from mutagen toxicity and cytotoxic activities comparable to that of G. glabra. In general, the results suggest that T. cuneifolia could be used as substitute of G. glabra.
介绍了商业甘草（光果甘草Glycyrrhiza glabra L）的野生近缘种楔叶小花豆Taverniera cuneifolia (Roth) Arn. 的化学特征。发现楔叶小花豆和光果甘草在植物化学方面非常相似。在这两种植物中发现至少有十八种色素类似物，包括甜味成分甘草甜素。楔叶小花豆根提取物表现出有前景的抗炎、抗肿瘤、抗白色念珠菌芽管形成、抗诱变毒性和细胞毒性活性，与光果甘草相当。总体而言，结果表明楔叶小花豆可作为光果甘草的替代品。
