Lignan production by Ipomoea callus from carbohydrates.
Among both sexes the most common types of phytoestrogens were the isoflavones daidzein (205 [micro]g/day in women and 289 [micro]g/day in men) and genistein (352 [micro]g/day in women and 497 [micro]g/day in men) and the
lignan secoisolariciresinol (194 [micro]g/day in women and 243 [micro]g/day in men).
Sesame (Sesamum indicum), a flowering piant cultivated for its edible seeds, is well recognized as a powerful therapeutic agent, and as such, is ascribed as "Nature's Therapeutic
Lignan."1 Both the seeds and oil of sesame have a long history of traditional use in India and other East Asian countries, while in African countries the oil is considered one of the most important sources of dietary fat." Nutritionally, the seeds provide protein, and arc noted as a rich source of many inorganic nutrients, (3) including calcium, phosphorus, iron, (4), (5) and iodine.' The seed is also a significant source of the amino acids arginine (2.5% or 713mg/oz), and phenylalanine (255mg/oz), while the meal is rich in glutamine (3.8% or 1.1g/oz).
The seeds can be used for cold-pressed grapeseed oil, press cake, grapeseed flour and grapeseed
lignan, all of which are useful for healthful food products.
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Offering 17 chapters and a section of color charts, this work for those in industry and academia highlights recent research in lignin and
lignan chemistry, and will fuel further research in the emerging field of biorefining.
Suzanne Hendrich, an Iowa State University professor in food science and human nutrition, led a study that examined the effects of flaxseed
lignan in 90 people diagnosed with high cholesterol.
Flaxseed or linseed--Linum xisitatissimum--has numerous health benefits thanks for the most pan to its omega-3 fatty acid,
lignan and dietary fiber content.
Secoisolariciresinol diglycoside is a
lignan in flaxseeds and their oils.
Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG), a flaxseed
lignan, and its metabolites secoisolariciresinol (SECO), enterodiol (ED), and enterolactone (EL), which are all formed in the body have antioxidant activity.
Flaxseed is one of the richest sources of a plant
lignan called secoisolariciresinol diglycoside (SDG).