Isolation and characterization of the lignans, isolariciresinol and pinoresinol, in flaxseed meal

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3173-3180

  Meagher, Lucy P ^a   Beecher, Gary R ^a   Flanagan, Vincent P ^a   Li, Betty W ^a  

^a BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Flaxseed; Isolariciresinol; Lignans; Linum usitatissimum; Matairesinol; Phytoestrogens; Pinoresinol; Secoisolariciresinol

Indexed keywords

FURAN DERIVATIVE; ISOLARICIRESINOL; LIGNAN; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; LIGNIN; MATAIRESINOL; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PINORESINOL; SECOISOLARICIRESINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG ISOLATION; FLAX; FLOUR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT SEED; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLAX; FLOUR; FURANS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIGNANS; LIGNIN; NAPHTHOLS; SEEDS;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 0032862813     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf981359y     Document Type: Article

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