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Lignans ofLinum flavum var.compactum

Journal of Wood Science volume 48, pages 440–445 (2002)Cite this article

Abstract

A new dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan 7.6′-dihydroxybursehernin, together with six known lignans (pinoresinol, lariciresinol, secoisolariciresinol,α-peltatin,β-peltatin, 5-methoxypodophyllotoxin) were isolated from the methanol extracts ofLinum flavum var.compactum. The enantiomeric analysis of pinoresinol and lariciresinol isolated from the species, which are upstream lignans in the lignan biosynthetic pathway, indicated that they are not optically pure, which is in accordance with our recent findings on lignans occurring in other plant species.

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    Keigo Mikame, Norikazu Sakakibara, Toshiaki Umezawa & Mikio Shimada

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Mikame, K., Sakakibara, N., Umezawa, T. et al. Lignans ofLinum flavum var.compactum . J Wood Sci 48, 440–445 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00770707

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