There is considerable interest in dietary lignans since they have been shown to have
antioxidant, estrogenic and lipid-lowering activity in humans. In this study, the fluorescent …

Introduction In the plant kingdom, flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is the richest source of
secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG), which is of great interest because of its potential …

Résumé Les graines du lin contiennent des teneurs très élevées en composés phénoliques,
les lignanes, en particulier en sécoisolaricirésinol diglucoside (SDG). Ses propriétés …

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) serve as target for various cancers including skin cancer.
Secoisolariciresinoldiglucoside (SDG) and lignans exert anticancer effect on colon cancer …

In order to screen the antioxidant capacity of commonly consumed indigenous foods of
tropical region, vegetables, fruits, tea, oil seeds, legumes, spices and cereal were analyzed …

In this article an overview of the analytical methods in lignan analysis is given. Sampling,
sample preparation (including extraction and hydrolytic sample work up), chromatographic …

Objectives. This review assesses the comparative safety and efficacy of selected 3-hydroxy-
3-methylglutaric acid coenzyme A inhibitors (statins, cinnamic acids. 3-hydroxy-3-methyl …

An optimized microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) method is proposed, in conjunction with
high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis, for the general quantification of …

Background: Flaxseed is becoming an increasingly widely used food ingredient. The rising
interest of the food industry in this nutraceutical is primarily because of functional nutrients …

Dietary flaxseed lignans may have a chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic role against
prostate and breast cancers. Flaxseed lignans, though, undergo an extensive first-pass …