Origin of lignans in mammals and identification of a precursor from plants

Nature. 1982 Aug 12;298(5875):659-60. doi: 10.1038/298659a0.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 4-Butyrolactone / analogs & derivatives
  • 4-Butyrolactone / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Biotransformation
  • Butylene Glycols / metabolism*
  • Diet
  • Enterobacteriaceae / metabolism
  • Furans / metabolism*
  • Lignans
  • Plant Extracts / metabolism*
  • Rats
  • Seeds

Substances

  • Butylene Glycols
  • Furans
  • Lignans
  • Plant Extracts
  • 2,3-bis(3'-hydroxybenzyl)butane-1,4-diol
  • 4-Butyrolactone
  • 2,3-bis(3'-hydroxybenzyl)butyrolactone