"Lignans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
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D017705
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.389.140.450
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lignans" by people in Profiles.
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Lignans from Bupleurum marginatum and their antioxidant activity. Nat Prod Res. 2022 Oct; 36(19):5016-5021.
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Pharmacokinetic and Metabolic Profiling of Key Active Components of Dietary Supplement Magnolia officinalis Extract for Prevention against Oral Carcinoma. J Agric Food Chem. 2020 Jun 17; 68(24):6576-6587.
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Magnolia extract is effective for the chemoprevention of oral cancer through its ability to inhibit mitochondrial respiration at complex I. Cell Commun Signal. 2020 Apr 07; 18(1):58.
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Novel histone deacetylase inhibitors derived from Magnolia officinalis significantly enhance TRAIL-induced apoptosis in non-small cell lung cancer. Pharmacol Res. 2016 Sep; 111:113-125.