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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Julong 601, a Gram-positive anaerobic bacteriumstrain capable of cleaving the C-ring of
isoflavones daidzeinand genistein, was isolated from human feces. BLAST searchrevealed …

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 …

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 …

An equol-producing bacterium was newly isolated from the feces of healthy humans and its
morphological and biochemical properties were characterized. The cells were obligate …

Equol is metabolized from daidzein, a soy isoflavone, by the gut microflora. In this study, we
identified a novel dihydrodaidzein racemase (l-DDRC) that is involved in equol biosynthesis …

Equol is a metabolite produced from daidzein by enteric microflora, and it has attracted a
great deal of attention because of its protective or ameliorative ability against several sex …