Insights into Lignan Composition and Biosynthesis in Stinging Nettle (<i>Urtica dioica</i> L.)

Insights into Lignan Composition and Biosynthesis in Stinging Nettle (<i>Urtica dioica</i> L.)

Stinging nettle (<i>Urtica dioica</i> L.) has been used as herbal medicine to treat various ailments since ancient times. The biological activity of nettle is chiefly attributed to a large group of phenylpropanoid dimers, namely lignans. Despite the pharmacological importance of nettle l...

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Main Authors: Xuan Xu, Cédric Guignard, Jenny Renaut, Jean-Francois Hausman, Edoardo Gatti, Stefano Predieri, Gea Guerriero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
lignan
dirigent protein
pinoresinol-lariciresinol reductase
gene expression
bioinformatics
<i>urtica dioica</i> l.
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/21/3863

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