Equol: A Bacterial Metabolite from The Daidzein Isoflavone and Its Presumed Beneficial Health Effects

Epidemiological data suggest that regular intake of isoflavones from soy reduces the incidence of estrogen-dependent and aging-associated disorders, such as menopause symptoms in women, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Equol, produced from daidzein, is the isoflavone-derived metabol...

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Published in:	Nutrients Vol. 11; no. 9; p. 2231
Main Authors:	Mayo, Baltasar, Vázquez, Lucía, Flórez, Ana Belén
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 16.09.2019 MDPI
Subjects:	Animals antioxidant activity Apoptosis Bacteria - enzymology biochemical pathways biosynthesis cardiovascular diseases Cell cycle Chronic illnesses clinical trials Cyclin-dependent kinases daidzein Diet Enzymes Equol - metabolism Gastrointestinal Microbiome genetic background health effects assessments Health Status human health Humans intestinal microorganisms intestines Isoflavones - metabolism Kinases mechanism of action menopause meta-analysis metabolites neoplasms osteoporosis Peptides Prostate cancer Review Urine Vegetarianism women Spain daidzein soy products equol isoflavones gut metabolite soy bioactive compound
ISSN:	2072-6643, 2072-6643
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