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. 1981 Aug 1;197(2):447–458. doi: 10.1042/bj1970447

The definitive identification of the lignans trans-2,3-bis(3-hydroxybenzyl)-gamma-butyrolactone and 2,3-bis(3-hydroxybenzyl)butane-1,4-diol in human and animal urine.

K D Setchell, A M Lawson, E Conway, N F Taylor, D N Kirk, G Cooley, R D Farrant, S Wynn, M Axelson
PMCID: PMC1163145  PMID: 7325966

Abstract

The definitive identification of the first lignans to be found in humans and animals is described. Gas chromatography--mass spectrometry, n.m.r. spectroscopy, i.r. spectroscopy and chemical techniques were employed to establish the structures of two lignans as trans-2,3-bis(3-hydroxybenzyl)-gamma-butyrolactone and 2,3-bis(3-hydroxybenzyl)butane-1,4-diol. Both compounds are essetially racemic. Evidence was also found for several methoxy analogues of these lignans in the vervet monkey.

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