There is currently much interest in phytochemicals as bioactive molecules of food.
Functional foods are an emerging field in food science due to their increasing popularity …

Plant polyphenols are a broad group of bioactive compounds characterized by different
chemical and structural properties, low bioavailability, and several in vitro biological …

Background: Strong interindividual differences in the microbial conversion of some dietary
polyphenols have been reported. In-depth studies of trans-resveratrol metabolism by human …

Flaxseed accumulates in its seedcoat a macromolecular complex composed of lignan
(secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, SDG), flavonol (herbacetin diglucoside, HDG) and …

Gordonibacter urolithinfaciens and Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens are two human gut
bacterial species that convert ellagic acid into urolithins. Urolithins are bioactive postbiotics …

Phytoestrogens are a class of plant produced polyphenolic compounds with diphenolic
structure, which is similar to 17β-estradiol. These phytoestrogens preferentially bind to …

Linseed-also known as flaxseed-is known for its beneficial effects on animal health
attributed to its composition. Linseed comprises linoleic and α-linolenic fatty acids, various …

Scope This study aimed to improve the knowledge of secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG)
transformation by human gut microbiota. Methods and results SDG‐supplemented …

Lignans are diphenolic plant compounds with potential health modulating properties that are
absorbed to the circulation and metabolized to the enterolignans enterodiol (END) and …

Eubacterium maltosivorans YIT is a human intestinal isolate capable of acetogenic,
propionogenic and butyrogenic growth. Its 4.3‐Mb genome sequence contains coding …