Lignin, a major component of lignocellulose, is the largest source of aromatic building blocks
on the planet and harbors great potential to serve as starting material for the production of …

Major lignans of sesame sesamin and sesamolin are benzodioxol--substituted furofurans.
Sesamol, sesaminol, its epimers, and episesamin are transformation products found in …

In our ongoing studies on the chemoprevention of cancer we have a particular interest in the
health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, of which olive oil is a major component. Recent …

The Mediterranean diet is rich in vegetables, cereals, fruit, fish, milk, wine and olive oil and
has salutary biological functions. Epidemiological studies have shown a lower incidence of …

The effect of increasing NaCl concentrations was studied on two different cultivars (cv.
Orhangazi and cv. Cumhuriyet) of Sesamum indicum. Seedlings were grown for 40 days in …

Enterolignans (enterodiol and enterolactone) can potentially reduce the risk of certain
cancers and cardiovascular diseases. Enterolignans are formed by the intestinal microflora …

The results of recent food chemical and nutraceutical studies on the traditionally well-known
health value of sesame are described, including some aspects of the utilization of sesame …

Lignans are phenylpropanoid dimers, where the phenylpropane units are linked by the
central carbon (C8) of their side chains. Ligans vary substantially in oxidation level …

Although sesame seed oil contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids and even a small
amount of free fatty acids in its unrefined flavored form, it shows markedly greater stability …

Lignans are a group of compounds consisting of dimers of phenyl propane units. They are
found in diverse forms distributed in a variety of plants. Sesame lignans in particular are …