[HTML][HTML] Advances in equol production: sustainable strategies for unlocking soy isoflavone benefits

C Ortiz, B Manta - Results in Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Daidzein is an abundant polyphenol present in soy and other legumes. It accumulates
mostly in seed and seed pod during the plant development in response to biotic and abiotic …

An isoflavone catabolism gene cluster underlying interkingdom interactions in the soybean rhizosphere

N Aoki, T Shimasaki, W Yazaki, T Sato… - ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Plant roots secrete various metabolites, including plant specialized metabolites, into the
rhizosphere, and shape the rhizosphere microbiome, which is crucial for the plant health …

Discovery of an isoflavone oxidative catabolic pathway in legume root microbiota

N Aoki, T Shimasaki, W Yazaki, T Sato, M Nakayasu… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Isoflavones are major specialized metabolites found in legume plants, where they contribute
to environmental adaptation. Isoflavones also play a role human health as promising …

Exploring functional genes' correlation with (S)-equol concentration and new daidzein racemase identification

YF Hu, S Luo, SQ Wang, KX Chen… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
With its estrogenic activity,(S)-equol plays an important role in maintaining host health and
preventing estrogen-related diseases. Exclusive production occurs through the …