Synonym(s)
Isoflavonoids
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Naturally occurring flavonoids. Which can be derived from 3-phenylchromone and which differ from flavonoids by the position of the phenyl ring. They occur in higher plants, especially in Fabaceae, mostly as glycosides (sugar residue: glucose and rhamnose). So far about 100 representatives of this substance group are known.
The isoflavones genistein (in Genista tinctoria) and daidzein in red clover and soya are called phytoestrogens because of their estrogen-like effect.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles