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45199

Enterolactone

~95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

trans-α,β-Bis(3-hydroxybenzyl)butyrolactone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H18O4
CAS Number:
78473-71-9
Molecular Weight:
298.33
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
57650263
MDL number:
MFCD01861506
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4699604

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Product Name

Enterolactone, ~95% (HPLC)

InChI

1S/C18H18O4/c19-15-5-1-3-12(8-15)7-14-11-22-18(21)17(14)10-13-4-2-6-16(20)9-13/h1-6,8-9,14,17,19-20H,7,10-11H2/t14-,17+/m1/s1

SMILES string

Oc1cccc(C[C@@H]2COC(=O)[C@H]2Cc3cccc(O)c3)c1

InChI key

HVDGDHBAMCBBLR-PBHICJAKSA-N

assay

~95% (HPLC)

form

solid

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

100

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Enterolactone is the major human metabolite of dietary sesamin (lignan from sesame seeds). A phytoestrogen, it shows an inverse correlation with risk of breast cancer in one study.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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BCCN6171
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BCCL1264
BCCM1589

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Julie Aarestrup et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 109(12), 2269-2275 (2012-11-02)
The phyto-oestrogen enterolactone has been hypothesised to protect against hormone-dependent cancers, probably through its antioestrogenic potential. We investigated whether a higher level of plasma enterolactone was associated with a lower incidence of endometrial cancer in a case-cohort study in the
Pauliina Damdimopoulou et al.
The Journal of nutrition, 141(9), 1583-1589 (2011-07-15)
Enterolactone (EL) is an enterolignan produced by gut microbiota from dietary plant lignans. Epidemiological and experimental studies suggest that EL and plant lignans may reduce the risk of breast and prostate cancer as well as cardiovascular disease. These effects are
Barbara Michalak et al.
Frontiers in pharmacology, 9, 401-401 (2018-05-10)
Aim of the study: Taking into account that overactivated leukocytes are an important factor in the development of many chronic diseases, we investigated the activity of phytochemically characterized (HPLC-DAD-MSn) extracts from forsythia leaves and flowers on the pro- and anti-inflammatory
Yulan Lin et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 109(10), 1873-1880 (2012-09-26)
The validity of using FFQ to assess dietary lignans is uncertain. We aimed to validate the use of FFQ for the assessment of dietary intake of lignans compared to the serum biomarker enterolactone, the main product of dietary lignans' metabolism
Karin Preindl et al.
Analytical chemistry, 91(17), 11334-11342 (2019-08-10)
We are constantly exposed to a variety of environmental contaminants and hormones, including those mimicking endogenous estrogens. These highly heterogeneous molecules are collectively referred to as xenoestrogens and hold the potential to affect and alter the delicate hormonal balance of
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