A lignin with diverse biological activities; reduces lipid peroxidation in rat liver and kidneys in vivo; reduces epididymal white adipose tissue weight and serum triacylglcerol, free fatty acid, phospholipid, and cholesterol concentrations in rats; inhibits growth of Molt-4B human lymphoid leukemia cells via induction of apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner; reduces hypoxia-induced LDH release and dichlorofluorescin-sensitive ROS production in BV-2 microglia grown under hypoxic conditions,