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Phytoestrogens

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Definition: PLANT EXTRACTS and compounds, primarily ISOFLAVONES, that mimic or modulate endogenous estrogens, usually by binding to ESTROGEN RECEPTORS.      Other names Phyto Estrogen; Phytoestrogen; Phyto-Estrogen
Substances having this pharmacologic action: 2,3-bis(3'-hydroxybenzyl)butyrolactone; 2,3-bis(3'-hydroxybenzyl)butane-1,4-diol; formononetin; biochanin A; daidzein; Equol; Genistein; Coumestrol; 8-prenylnaringenin; glycitein; secoisolariciresinol
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
miroestrol  0   *Steroids Phytoestrogens. Fitoterapia. 2011 Dec;82(8):1185-9
(S)-3,7-dihydroxychroman-4-one  0   *Chromones Phytoestrogens. J Nat Prod. 2011 Aug 26;74(8):1698-706
cajanine  0   Diethylstilbestrol/*analogs & derivatives Phytoestrogens. Yao Xue Xue Bao 2007 Apr;42(4):386-91
koboquinone A  0   *Benzoquinones Phytoestrogens. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2004 Dec;52(12):1489-91
koboquinone B  0   *Benzoquinones Phytoestrogens. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2004 Dec;52(12):1489-91
glycitin  0   *Isoflavones Phytoestrogens. Biol Pharm Bull 2001 Apr;24(4):368-72
prunetin  552-59-0   *Isoflavones Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors Phytoestrogens. Arch Virol 1993;132(3-4):451-61
O-desmethylangolensin  21255-69-6   *Isoflavones Phytoestrogens. Clin Chim Acta 1986;158(2):147

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