Assessment of Data on the Lignan Content
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Lucy P. Meagher; Gary R. Beecher
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The plant lignans, secoisolariciresinol (SEC) and matairesinol (MAT) are converted to the metabolites, enterodiol (ED) and enterolactone (EL), known as the mammalian lignans in the gastrointestinal tract. In vitro, mammalian lignans may have both estrogenic and antiestrogenic properties. Increased c