Liquiritigenin is a flavanone that was isolated from Glycyrrhiza uralensis, and is found in a variety of plants, including Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice). It is an estrogenic compound which acts as a selective agonist of the ERβ subtype of the estrogen receptor (ER), though it is also reported to act as an ERα partial agonist at sufficient concentrations. It also has a choleretic effect.

CAS：578-86-9
中文别名：甘草醇;4\',7-二羟基黄烷酮;4\',7-二羟基黄酮;
英文别名：(2S)-7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one;4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-, (S)-;Liquiritigenin;
分子式：C15H12O4
分子量：256.253
精确质量：256.074
Psa：66.76
Logp：2.8043

UNII：T194LKP9W6

密度：1.386g/cm3
沸点：529.5ºC at 760mmHg
熔点：206-208ºC
闪点：206.9ºC
折射率：1.661