DeCS

Descriptor English:

Lignans

Descriptor Spanish:

Lignanos

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	lignanos
Entry term(s)	lignano neolignano neolignanos
Scope note:	Clase de derivados del dibencilbutano que se dan en las plantas superiores y en líquidos (bilis, suero, orina, etc.) del hombre y otros animales. Estos compuestos, que tienen un potencial papel anticancerígeno, pueden ser sintetizados in vitro por la flora fecal humana. (Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)

Descriptor Portuguese:

Lignanas

Descriptor French:

Lignanes

Entry term(s):

Néolignanes

Tree number(s):

D02.455.426.559.389.140.450

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017705

Scope note:

A class of dibenzylbutane derivatives which occurs in higher plants and in fluids (bile, serum, urine, etc.) in man and other animals. These compounds, which have a potential anti-cancer role, can be synthesized in vitro by human fecal flora. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)

Annotation:

do not confuse with LIGNIN, also found in plants

Allowable Qualifiers:

AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BI biosynthèse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

DeCS ID:

31342

Unique ID:

D017705

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1994/01/01

Date of Entry:

1993/02/16

Revision Date:

2020/05/27