Sesamum indicum, lignans

Mimura, M., Y. Takahara, A. Ichikawa, and T. Osawa. Lignan compounds and their manufacture with S1063 Sesamum indicum. Patent-Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-63,207,389 1997 5 pp. 

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Jiao, Y., Davin, L.B. and Lewis, N.G. (1998) Furanofuran lignan metabolism as a function of seed maturation in Sesamum indicum methylenedioxy bridge formation. Phytochemistry, 49, 387-94. 

Liu Z, Saarinen NM, Thompson LU. Sesamin is one of the major precursors of mammalian lignans in sesame seed (Sesamum indicum) as observed in vitro and in rats. / Nutr. 2006 136 906-912. 

The unsaponifiable material (1-3%) consists mainly of sterols, tocopherols and sesame lignans. For four cultivated species of S. indicum, the level of unsaponifiable material has been reported to be 1.4—1.8% (Kamal-Eldin and Appelqvist 1994b). The sesame oils from these species contained total sterols (0.51-0.76%), including desmethyl sterols (85-89%), monomethyl sterols (9-11%) and triterpene alcohols (dimethyl sterols) (2-4%) respectively. (1-Sitosterol (62-67%), campesterol (15-20%), stigmasterol (5-8%) and A5-avenasterol (7-10%) are the major sterols present in both free and esterified forms. The monomethyl sterols, namely gramisterol, citrostadienol and obtusi-foliol, were present mainly as esters. The total sterols contained 65% in free and 35% in esterified form. Composition (% wt) data of the desmethyl sterols, monomethyl sterols and dimethyl sterols (tritepene alcohols) of four Sesamum species are listed in Table 11.4. Tocopherols of crude sesame oils are generally... 

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