title: Bioavailability of lignans in human subjects.
abstract: Dietary lignans are phyto-oestrogens that possibly influence human health. The present review deals with lignan bioavailability, the study of which is crucial to determine to what extent metabolism, absorption and excretion of lignans alter their biological properties. Since intestinal bacteria play a major role in lignan conversion, for instance by producing the enterolignans enterodiol and enterolactone, emphasis is put on data obtained in recent bacteriological studies.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Ecology and Physiology of the Digestive Tract, National Institute for Research in Agriculture, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clavel
authors.forename: Joël
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doré
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blaut