lignan

group of polyphenols in plant matter
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lignan

Summary

lignan is a class of chemical entities with similar source or occurrence[1]. lignan draws 369 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_entities_with_similar_source_or_occurrence category, ranking #20 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • lignan's instance of is recorded as class of chemical entities with similar source or occurrence[3].
  • lignan's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[4].
  • lignan is a type of phenylpropanoid[5].
  • lignan is a type of polyphenol[6].
  • lignan is part of lignan metabolic process[7].
  • lignan is part of lignan biosynthetic process[8].
  • lignan is part of lignan catabolic process[9].
  • lignan's Commons category is recorded as Lignans[10].
  • lignan comprises carbon[11].
  • lignan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lignans[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include class of chemical entities with similar source or occurrence[3] and structural class of chemical entities[4]. Recorded subclass of include phenylpropanoid[5] and polyphenol[6].

Use and Application

lignan comprises carbon[11]. Part of include lignan metabolic process[7], lignan biosynthetic process[8], and lignan catabolic process[9].

Why It Matters

lignan draws 369 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_entities_with_similar_source_or_occurrence category, ranking #20 of 55).[2] lignan has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] lignan is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lignan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{lignan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lignan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of phenylpropanoid, polyphenol
    Instance of
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 5423, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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