Secoisolariciresinol - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Secoisolariciresinol is a lignan

Lignan

The lignans are a group of chemical compounds found in plants. Lignans are one of the major classes of phytoestrogens, which are estrogen-like chemicals and also act as antioxidants. The other classes of phytoestrogens are the isoflavones and coumestans...

, a type of phenylpropanoids.

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