An anaerobic incubation mixture of two bacterial strains Eggerthella sp. Julong 732 and
Lactobacillus sp. Niu-O16, which have been known to transform dihydrodaidzein to S-equol …

ABSTRACT A newly isolated rod-shaped, gram-negative anaerobic bacterium from human
feces, named Julong 732, was found to be capable of metabolizing the isoflavone …

Isoflavones (mainly daidzein and genistin) belong to the flavonoid group of compounds and
are classified as phytoestrogens. In the intestine, daidzin is converted to daidzein by β …

Colonic bacteria were screened for bacteria involved in the conversion of phytoestrogens. A
gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, strain HGH 136, capable of conversion of the …

Only about one third of humans possess a microbiota capable of transforming the dietary
isoflavone daidzein into equol. Little is known about the dietary and physiological factors …

The metabolism of isoflavones by gut bacteria plays a key role in the availability and
bioactivation of these compounds in the intestine. Daidzein and genistein are the most …

Human health benefits are expected of the anti-estrogenic or estrogenic effects of soy
isoflavone. Recently, the biological effects of one of the metabolites of soy isoflavone, equol …

Equol improves menopausal symptoms and it is synthesized from daidzein, one of the
isoflavonoids in soybeans, by the bacteria in the large intestines of some people. The …

Isoflavones are found in leguminous plants, especially soybeans. They have a structural
similarity to natural estrogens, which enables them to bind to estrogen receptors and elicit …

Transformation of daidzein to equol was compared during fermentation of three growth
media inoculated with faeces from Erhualian piglets, but equol was produced from only one …