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Lignans: a versatile source of anticancer drugs

Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2022
Background Cancer is considered as the second deadliest disease globally. Plants have continuously offered unique secondary metabolites with remarkable biological applications.
Minky Mukhija, Bhuwan Chandra Joshi, Partha Sarathi Bairy, Anurag Bhargava, Archana N. Sah   +4 more
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Inhibitory Effects of Schisandra Lignans on Cytochrome P450s and Uridine 5′-Diphospho-Glucuronosyl Transferases in Human Liver Microsomes

Pharmaceutics, 2021
Schisandra chinensis has been widely used as a traditional herbal medicine to treat chronic coughs, fatigue, night sweats, and insomnia. Numerous bioactive components including lignans have been identified in this plant.
Hyung-Ju Seo, Seung-Bae Ji, Sin-Eun Kim, Gyung-Min Lee, So-Young Park, Zhexue Wu, Dae Sik Jang, Kwang-Hyeon Liu   +7 more
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Biosynthesis of lignans. Part I . Biosynthesis of Arctiin (3) and Phillyrin (5) [PDF]

, 1977
Lignans constitute a class of naturally occuring phenolic compounds, widely distributed in higher plants. They are formally composed of two phenylpropanoid units, stercospecifically joined at the /f-carbon atoms of their side chains. Their biosynthesis
Klischies, Martina, Stöckigt, Joachim
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A Critical View of Different Botanical, Molecular, and Chemical Techniques Used in Authentication of Plant Materials for Cosmetic Applications

Cosmetics, 2018
A number of approaches can be implemented to ensure plant-based material authentication for cosmetic applications. Doing this requires knowledge and data dealing with botany, molecular biology, and analytical chemistry, the main techniques of which are ...
Samantha Drouet, Laurine Garros, Christophe Hano, Duangjai Tungmunnithum, Sullivan Renouard, Daniel Hagège, Benoit Maunit, Éric Lainé   +7 more
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Arylnaphthalene lignans with a focus Linum species: a review on phytochemical, biotechnological and pharmacological potential [PDF]

Pharmacia
Lignans are a large group of dimeric phenylpropanoids with a long and distinguished history of medicinal use in the ancient cultures of many peoples. The two main groups, -aryltetralin and arylnaphthalene lignans, are leading compounds with important ...
Rada Nedelcheva, Yancho Zarev, Rositsa Mihaylova, Ekaterina Kozuharova, Georgi Momekov, Iliana Ionkova   +5 more
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New Phenolics from Linum mucronatum subsp. orientale [PDF]

BioImpacts, 2014
Introduction: Lignans and flavonoids are widely distributed phenolics in the plant kingdom. Aryltetralin type lignans (podophyllotoxin derivatives) as the major secondary metabolites of Linum species play an important role in the production of ...
Khadijeh Zare, Ali Movafeghi, Sayed Abolghasem Mohammadi, Solmaz Asnaashari, Hossein Nazemiyeh   +4 more
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Lignans Extracted from Eucommia Ulmoides Oliv. Protects Against AGEs-Induced Retinal Endothelial Cell Injury

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2016
Background/Aims: Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) could elicit oxidative stress, trigger and aggravate endothelium damage in several ischemic retinopathies including diabetic retinopathy (DR). The leaves of Eucommia ulmoides O., also referred to as
Ban Liu, Chao-Peng Li, Wen-Qi Wang, Shu-Guang Song, Xiu-Ming Liu   +4 more
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Advances in the roles and mechanisms of lignans against Alzheimer’s disease

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a serious neurodegenerative disease associated with the memory and cognitive impairment. The occurrence of AD is due to the accumulation of amyloid β-protein (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in the ...
Na Han, Yuanyuan Wen, Zhihui Liu, Jianxiu Zhai, Sikai Li, Jun Yin   +5 more
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Total synthesis of justicidin B, justicidin E, and taiwanin C: A general and flexible approach toward the synthesis of natural arylnaphthalene lactone lignans

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022
Lignans are widely present in traditional medicinal plants. Many natural arylnaphthalene lactone lignans (NALLs) isolated from the genera Justicia, Haplophyllum, and Phyllanthus possess interesting biological activities.
Kai Wei, Kai Wei, Yucui Sun, Yiren Xu, Wen Hu, Ying Ma, Yi Lu, Wen Chen, Hongbin Zhang   +8 more
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NMR Characterization of Lignans

, 2022
Lignans are particularly interesting secondary metabolites belonging to the phenyl-propanoid biosynthetic pathway. From the structural point of view, these molecules could belong to the aryltetralin, arylnaphtalene, or dibenzylbutyrolactone molecular ...
Gianluca Ottolina, Roberto Consonni
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