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O-desmethylangolensin: the importance of equol's lesser known cousin to human health.
Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) - 1 Jul 2011
Frankenfeld Cara L
Abstract excerpt
The objective for this paper was to review human studies of O-desmethylangolensin (O-DMA) concentrations and of O-DMA producers compared with nonproducers in the context of results from in vitro studies. O-DMA is an intestinal bacterial metabolite of daidzein, an isoflavone compound observed to have phytoestrogenic properties. Not all individuals harbor bacteria capable of metabolizing daidzein to O-DMA, and...
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