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enterodiol

enterodiol noun: a lignan formed by the action of intestinal bacteria on lignan precursors found in plants.

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

Origin of enterodiol

From entero- + diol.

Questions about enterodiol

What does enterodiol mean?
Enterodiol means a lignan formed by the action of intestinal bacteria on lignan precursors found in plants.
What part of speech is enterodiol?
Enterodiol is a noun.

Words near enterodiol in the dictionary

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

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