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Editorial
. 2020 May 22;25(10):2415.
doi: 10.3390/molecules25102415.

Silymarin and Derivatives: From Biosynthesis to Health Benefits

Dominique Delmas  1   2   3
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Editorial

Silymarin and Derivatives: From Biosynthesis to Health Benefits

Dominique Delmas. Molecules. .

Abstract

The past decade has been marked by an intense scientific interest in the use of compounds or micronutrients of natural origin and their potential effects on human health, both from researchers and industry [...].

Keywords: age-related degenerative diseases; antioxidant; bioavailability; cancer; formulation; inflammation; silybin; silymarin.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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(A) Tree map of fields for silymarin terms. The record count in each rectangle is the total number of articles published in the last four years (2016 to 2020). The count includes Early Access articles that are fully peer-reviewed, citable, and published. (B) Sum of times cited. This is the total number of citations to silymarin in the results set. Inset: chemical structure of silymarin.
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