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Lignans in Diets

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Lignans are a large group of natural products consisting of dimers of phenyl propane units. They are found in diverse forms distributed in a variety of plants. Owing to their biological activities ranging from antioxidant, antitumor, antiestrogenic, antivirus, anti-inflammatory to antiviral properties, they have been used for a long time both in ethnic and in conventional medicine. In particular, it may prevent hormone-dependent diseases, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, and benign prostatic hyperplasia. However, many important scientific problems have not been constrained. This chapter has systematically reviewed the bioactive constituent, classification, distribution, bioavailability, metabolism, bioactivities, human health, application, and safety aspects of lignans. And lastly, a prospective of future studies on lignans is elucidated.

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Chen, J., Chen, Y., Ye, X. (2021). Lignans in Diets. In: Xiao, J., Sarker, S.D., Asakawa, Y. (eds) Handbook of Dietary Phytochemicals. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4148-3_38

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