a substance, found in plants, which has estrogenic and anticancer effects
Examples of 'lignan' in a sentence
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From the n-butanol extract, seven flavonoids 1–7, two saponins and one lignan were isolated.
Bourezzane Sawsen, Haba Hamada, Long Christophe, Benkhaled Mohammed 2018, 'Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Astragalus monspessulanus L. growingin semiarid areas of Algeria', Journal of the Serbian Chemical Societyhttp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-5139/2018/0352-51391700085B.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Flax lignan concentrate and captopril were administered daily for eight consecutive weeks.
Sameer Hanmantrao Sawant, Subhash Laxmanrao Bodhankar 2016, 'Flax lignan concentrate attenuate hypertension and abnormal left ventricular contractilityvia modulation of endogenous biomarkers in two-kidney-one-clip (2K1C) hypertensiverats', Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0102695X16300965. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, the intake of naturally lignan-rich foods varies with the type of diet.
Carmen Rodríguez-García, Cristina Sánchez-Quesada, Estefanía Toledo, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez,José J. Gaforio 2019, 'Naturally Lignan-Rich Foods: A Dietary Tool for Health Promotion?', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/5/917. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They are analogues of naturally occurring lignan podophyllotoxin which exhibits anticanceractivity.
K. H. Hemakumar, A. D. Sathisha, Y. B. Basavaraju 2008, 'Synthesis and Characterization of New Diketone Analogues of Podophyllotoxin', E-Journal of Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/314724. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The alkaloid liriodenine and the lignan syringaresinol showed moderate antifungal activity.
M. C. M. Monteiro, I. H. Leptokarydis, G. H. Silva, V. C. da Silva, V. S. Bolzani,M. C. M. Young, M. N. Lopes 2007, 'Constituintes químicos isolados dos caules de Michelia champaca L. (Magnoliaceae)Chemical constituents of stems from Michelia champaca L. (Magnoliaceae)', Eclética Químicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-46702007000300002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
After baking, 89% of the lignan content was kept in bread.
Renée Leão Simbalista, Karoline de Macêdo Gonçalves Frota, Rosana Aparecida ManólioSoares, José Alfredo Gomes Arêas 2012, 'Effect of storage and processing of Brazilian flaxseed on lipid and lignan contents',Food Science and Technologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612012000200025&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The lignan macromolecule reacted to a lesser extent.
Maija-Liisa Mattinen, Karin Struijs, Tapani Suortti, Ismo Mattila, Kristiina Kruus,Stefan Willför, Tarja Tamminen, Jean-Paul Vincken 2009, 'MODIFICATION OF LIGNANS BY TRAMETES HIRSUTA LACCASE', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_04_2_0482_Mattinen_SSMKWTV_Lignan_Polymerization_Laccase/346. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Numerous oxidative transformations of lignan structures have been reported in the literature.
Patrik A. Runeberg, Yury Brusentsev, Sabine M. K. Rendon, Patrik C. Eklund 2019, 'Oxidative Transformations of Lignans', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/2/300. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Herein, we outline advances in the synthesis of lignan natural products in the last decade.
Xianhe Fang, Xiangdong Hu 2018, 'Advances in the Synthesis of Lignan Natural Products', Moleculeshttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/12/3385. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Almost 37% of total lignan intake in human diet comes from drinking tea and coffee.
Jana Kulichová, Pavel Híc, Josef Balík, Jan Tříska, Naděžda Vrchotová, Milan Houška 2016, 'The possibilities of increasing lignan content in food', Potravinarstvohttp://www.potravinarstvo.com/journal1/index.php/potravinarstvo/article/view/675. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)