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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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Tissue-specific comparative transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes involved in lignans biosynthesis in Saururus chinensis

Journal of Holistic Integrative Pharmacy, 2023
Objective: To investigate the functional genes involved in the lignans biosynthesis in Saururus chinensis. Methods: An RNA-Seq based tissue-specific comparative transcriptome analysis of S.
Xiaolu LIANG, Chumei ZHANG, Qiuping LIANG, Kunping LI   +3 more
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Modular Synthesis and Biological Investigation of 5-Hydroxymethyl Dibenzyl Butyrolactones and Related Lignans

Molecules, 2018
Dibenzyl butyrolactone lignans are well known for their excellent biological properties, particularly for their notable anti-proliferative activities. Herein we report a novel, efficient, convergent synthesis of dibenzyl butyrolactone lignans utilizing ...
Samuel J. Davidson, Lisa I. Pilkington, Nina C. Dempsey-Hibbert, Mohamed El-Mohtadi, Shiying Tang, Thomas Wainwright, Kathryn A. Whitehead, David Barker   +7 more
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Analysis of Lignans Using Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography

, 2009
Micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) was used to separate twelve lignan compounds originating from Phyllanthus plants. To increase the reliability of peak identification, two micellar systems, the sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and sodium ...
郭錦樺;李水盛;孫紹文, KUO, CHING-HUA;LEE, SHOEI-SHENG;SUN, SHAO-WEN   +1 more
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Polycyclic Spiro Lignans and Biphenyl Tetrahydrofuranone Lignans from Gymnotheca involucrata

, 2016
Four rare polycyclic spiro lignans (1-4) and four new biphenyl tetrahydrofuranone lignans (5-8) were isolated from the whole plant of Gymnotheca involucrata.
Xia, B, Gu, YC, Xiao, SJ, Zhou, Y (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Chengdu Inst Biol, Key Lab Mt Ecol Restorat & Bioresource Utilizat, 9 Sect 4,Renmin Nan Rd, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China., Ding, LS, Zhou, Y, Guo, DL, Allen, S, Chen, F   +8 more
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Decoding biomass recalcitrance: Dispersion of ionic liquid in aqueous solution and efficient extraction of lignans with microwave magnetic field.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Alkaline ionic liquid aqueous solutions were used to extract biphenyl cyclooctene lignans derivatives, and hydrolyze to the free-state biphenyl cyclooctene lignans simultaneously from Schisandra chinensis by microwave-assisted heating. The hydrogen bonds
Yu Xia, Jingdu Li, Zhijun Zhang, Sha Luo, Shouxin Liu, Chunhui Ma, Wei Li   +6 more
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Virtual Screening of Different Subclasses of Lignans with Anticancer Potential and Based on Genetic Profile

Molecules, 2023
Cancer is a multifactorial disease that continues to increase. Lignans are known to be important anticancer agents. However, due to the structural diversity of lignans, it is difficult to associate anticancer activity with a particular subclass ...
Mayara dos Santos Maia, Francisco Jaime Bezerra Mendonça-Junior, Gabriela Cristina Soares Rodrigues, Adriano Soares da Silva, Niara Isis Pereira de Oliveira, Pablo Rayff da Silva, Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe, Ana Pavla Almeida Diniz Gurgel, Anuraj Nayarisseri, Marcus Tullius Scotti, Luciana Scotti   +10 more
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