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Descriptor
English
:
Lignans
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Lignanos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Lignanas
Synonyms
English
:
Neolignans
Tree Number:
D02.455.426.559.389.140.450
Definition
English
:
A class of dibenzylbutane derivatives which occurs in higher
plants
and in fluids (
bile
,
serum
,
urine
, etc.) in man and other
animals
. These compounds, which have a potential anti-cancer
role
, can be synthesized
in vitro
by human fecal
flora
. (From Singleton & Sainsbury,
Dictionary
of
Microbiology
and
Molecular Biology
, 2d ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
LIGNIN
, also found in
plants
History Note
English
:
94; was LIGNANS (NM) 1979-93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
31342
Unique Identifier:
D017705
Occurrence in VHL
:
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