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enterodial

enterodial is the misspelling of enterodiol.

Meaning of enterodiol

Noun

enterodiol

  1. A lignan formed by the action of intestinal bacteria on lignan precursors found in plants.
    • The biological activity of SDG results from their conversion to the mammalian lignans enterolactone (EL) and enterodiol (ED) by the intestinal microflora in the upper part of the large bowel.2015 July 28, Muhammad Imran et al., “Potential protective properties of flax lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside”, in Nutrition Journal, volume 14, →DOI

Questions about enterodial

What is enterodial the misspelling of?
Enterodial is the misspelling of enterodiol.

Words near enterodial in the dictionary

  1. enterocystoplasty
  2. enterocysts
  3. enterocyte
  4. enterocytes
  5. enterocytic
  6. enterodial
  7. enterodiol
  8. enterodynia
  9. enteroendocrine
  10. enteroenteral
  11. enteroenteric

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