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isoflavone

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i·so·fla·vone (s-flvn)
n.
A flavonoid found in soy.

isoflavone
3-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; many of the naturally occurring estrogenic substances in pasture plants are isoflavones.

isoflavone
Nutrition Any of a family–eg, genistein, daidzen, of phytoestrogens in peanuts, beans, soy beans, lentils, that are carcinoprotective and ↓ ASHD. Cf Genistein, Nutraceutical, Soy, Textured vegetable protein.


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The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected parts of Novogen's patent claims, which were originally granted in 2004 for the use of isoflavone phytoestrogen extracts as "treatment of pre-menstrual syndrome or symptoms associated with menopause.
Supplemented rats showed significantly higher blood concentrations of isoflavone than the control group.
Two of these supplements also provided 15 mg or more of the specific isoflavone genistein, an amount considered to be particularly important in such treatment.
 
 
 
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