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Identification and Expression of Genes Involved in the Conversion of Daidzein and Genistein by the Equol-Forming Bacterium Slackia isoflavoniconvertens
30 Mar 2013
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Gut bacteria play a key role in the metabolism of dietary isoflavones, thereby influencing the availability and bioactivation of these polyphenols in the intestine. The human intestinal bacterium Slackia isoflavoniconvertens converts the main soybean isoflavones daidzein and genistein to equol and 5-hydroxy-equol, respectively. Cell extracts of S. isoflavoniconvertens catalyzed the conversion of daidzein via...
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