pinoresinol

Forsythiae Fructus is known to have diuretic, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory activities. This study examined the… (More)

The transcription activity of the pinoresinol–lariciresinol reductase (PLR) gene of Linum usitatissimum (so-called LuPLR), a key… (More)

Pinoresinol, a lignan of wide distribution in plants, is found to occur as a minor component in the defensive secretion produced… (More)

Enterolignans (enterodiol and enterolactone) can potentially reduce the risk of certain cancers and cardiovascular diseases… (More)

Recently it was found that cell cultures and plants of Linum species contain lignans of various chemical structures. The… (More)

The metabolism of the plant lignans matairesinol, secoisolariciresinol, pinoresinol, syringaresinol, arctigenin, 7… (More)

In our ongoing studies on the chemoprevention of cancer we have a particular interest in the health benefits of the Mediterranean… (More)

Although the heartwood of woody plants represents the main source of fiber and solid wood products, essentially nothing is known… (More)

The isolation and characterization of the lignans, isolariciresinol, pinoresinol, secoisolariciresinol, and matairesinol, potent… (More)

The residue from Forsythia suspensa stems, upon removal of soluble enzymes, has provided the first evidence for a stereoselective… (More)