Isoflavonoids and lignans in legumes: Nutritional and health aspects in humans

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 193-200

  Mazur, Witold M ^a   Duke, James A ^b   Wähälä, Kristiina ^c   Rasku, Sirpa ^c   Adlercreutz, Herman ^a  

^a FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Isoflavones; Isotope dilution gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Lignans; Mammalian lignans

Indexed keywords

BIOCHANIN A; COUMESTROL; DAIDZEIN; FORMONONETIN; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONOID; LIGNAN; MATAIRESINOL; PHYTOESTROGEN; SECOISOLARICIRESINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; FOOD COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LEGUME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 0031953504     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(97)00184-8     Document Type: Article

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