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  • noun organic chemistry A particular isoflavone.

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Examples

  • Soybeans contain a naturally occurring compound called daidzein that certain bacteria living within the human digestive tract can metabolize, or convert, into S-equol

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Soybeans contain a naturally occurring compound called daidzein that certain bacteria living within the human digestive tract can metabolize, or convert, into S-equol

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Soybeans contain a naturally occurring compound called daidzein that certain bacteria living within the human digestive tract can metabolize, or convert, into S-equol

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Soybeans contain a naturally occurring compound called daidzein that certain bacteria living within the human digestive tract can metabolize, or convert, into S-equol

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Soybeans contain a naturally occurring compound called daidzein that certain bacteria living within the human digestive tract can metabolize, or convert, into S-equol

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Soybeans contain a naturally occurring compound called daidzein that certain bacteria living within the human digestive tract can metabolize, or convert, into S-equol

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Soybeans contain a naturally occurring compound called daidzein that certain bacteria living within the human digestive tract can metabolize, or convert, into S-equol

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Phytoestrogens are natural plant substances found in food that exert weak estrogen-like activity toward mammals, such as daidzein, genistein and glycitein found in soybeans and soy products, coumestrol in mung bean and alfalfa sprouts and resveratrol in grape skins and red wine.

    NutraIngredients-USA RSS 2009

  • Genistein decreased mammary tumor growth by 33 percent while daidzein increased it by 38 percent when compared with placebo.

    Craig Cooper: Soy: When It's Good, When It's Bad, And How To Tell Craig Cooper 2010

  • In the October 2010 issue of Clinical and Experimental Metastasis, researchers reported on the effects of soy isoflavones (genistein, daidzein, and combined soy isoflavones) in established cancers in mice.

    Craig Cooper: Soy: When It's Good, When It's Bad, And How To Tell Craig Cooper 2010

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  • See: equol

    November 18, 2008