PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text compound_name comp_offset prot_official_name organism prot_offset 31852737-3 2020 We found that one of these compounds, (-)3,4-divanillyltetrahydrofuran (DVT), present in stinging nettle root extracts and used as a nutraceutical, binds SHBG with relatively low affinity. 3,4-divanillyltetrahydrofuran 38-70 sex hormone binding globulin Homo sapiens 154-158 9461660-2 1998 (-)-3,4-Divanillyltetrahydrofuran (1) has the highest binding affinity (Ka = 3.2 +/- 1.7 x 10(6)M-1) of all lignans investigated so far; the reversibility of its binding and a double reciprocal plot suggest a competitive inhibition of the SHBG-DHT interaction. 3,4-divanillyltetrahydrofuran 0-33 sex hormone binding globulin Homo sapiens 239-243