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Record 1 2008-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

[A] class of propyl phenolic dimers including many found in plants and noted for having antioxydant and estrogenic activity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

Les lignanes, que l'on trouve dans de nombreux végétaux, sont formées à partir de la dimérisation des alcools cinnamiques.

OBS

La distribution botanique des lignanes est large : plusieurs centaines de composés ont été isolés dans environ soixante-dix familles. Chez les gymnospermes, ils sont surtout rencontrés dans les bois alors que chez les angiospermes ils ont été identifiés dans tous les tissus.

Spanish

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