Showing chemical card for (8R,8'R)-Secoisolariciresinol (CFc000336807)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
Update Date
2022-09-14 05:30:10 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000336807
Molecule Identification
Common Name
(8R,8'R)-Secoisolariciresinol
Definition
Secoisolariciresinol, also known as knotolan or secoisolariciresinol, (r*,s*)-isomer, is a member of the class of compounds known as dibenzylbutanediol lignans. Dibenzylbutanediol lignans are lignan compounds containing a 2,3-dibenzylbutane-1,4-diol moiety. Secoisolariciresinol is practically insoluble (in water) and a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Secoisolariciresinol can be found in a number of food items such as grape, saskatoon berry, asparagus, and sweet potato, which makes secoisolariciresinol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. Secoisolariciresinol can be found primarily in urine. Secoisolariciresinol is a lignan, a type of phenylpropanoid. It is present in the water extract of silver fir wood, where its content is more than 5 % .
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as dibenzylbutanediol lignans. These are lignan compounds containing a 2,3-dibenzylbutane-1,4-diol moiety.
