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IUPAC name 4,4'-[(1Z,3R)-3-Ethenyl-1-propene-1,3-diyl]bis[phenol] | |
Other names cis-Hinokiresinol; (Z)-Hinokiresinol | |
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C17H16O2 | |
Molar mass | 252.313 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Nyasol, also known ascis-hinokiresinol or as(Z)-hinokiresinol, is alignan that is found inAnemarrhena asphodeloides.[1][2][3][4] It hasestrogenic activity, acting as aselectiveagonist of theERβ,[5] and hence is aphytoestrogen.[6][7][4] In addition, (-)-nyasol has been found to inhibit the production ofeicosanoids andnitric oxidein vitro and showsanti-inflammatory effects.[8]
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