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Flax

Known as: Linseed, Flaxseeds, Linum 
A plant genus of the family LINACEAE that is cultivated for its fiber (manufactured into linen cloth). It contains a trypsin inhibitor and the seed… 
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Linum usitatissimum

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Flax and flaxseed oil: an ancient medicine & modern functional food
Flaxseed is emerging as an important functional food ingredient because of its rich contents of α-linolenic acid (ALA, omega-3… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The effects of acetylation on properties of flax fibre and its polypropylene composites
Flax fibre was modified with acetylation. The influence of the acetylation on the structure and properties of flax fibre were… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Physico-chemical characterization of lignins from different sources for use in phenol-formaldehyde resin synthesis.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
New nanocomposite materials reinforced with flax cellulose nanocrystals in waterborne polyurethane.
New nanocomposite films were prepared from a suspension of cellulose nanocrystals as the filler and a polycaprolactone-based… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Direct protein interaction underlies gene-for-gene specificity and coevolution of the flax resistance genes and flax rust avirulence genes.
Plant resistance proteins (R proteins) recognize corresponding pathogen avirulence (Avr) proteins either indirectly through… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Haustorially Expressed Secreted Proteins from Flax Rust Are Highly Enriched for Avirulence Elicitors[W]
Rust fungi, obligate biotrophs that cause disease and yield losses in crops such as cereals and soybean (Glycine max), obtain… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Fish consumption, fish oil, omega-3 fatty acids, and cardiovascular disease.
fatty acids affect cardiac function (including antiarrhythmic effects), hemodynamics (cardiac mechanics), and arterial… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Dietary isoflavones: biological effects and relevance to human health.
Substantial evidence indicates that diets high in plant-based foods may explain the epidemiologic variance of many hormone… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Identification of Regions in Alleles of the Flax Rust Resistance Gene L That Determine Differences in Gene-for-Gene Specificity
Thirteen alleles (L, L1 to L11, and LH) from the flax L locus, which encode Toll/interleukin-1 receptor homology–nucleotide… 
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
Host-parasite interaction in flax rust–its genetics and other implications
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