Preferred Label : lignans;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : Lignan;
Related MeSH term : neolignans; Neolignan;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with LIGNIN, also found in plants;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignan;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D017705;
UMLS CUI : C0064971;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Indexing information
- Ne pas confondre avec
- Record concept(s)
- Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- CPH 82 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- GS12021 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- PC 314 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- cubebin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- gadain [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- kobusin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- nyasol [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- olivil [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- otobain [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- savinin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- sesamin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- sevanol [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- tiangou [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- virolin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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)
