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Phytoestrogens:Multiple Health Benefits and Mode of Action of Soy Isoflavones


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Isoflavones are found abundantly in soyabean though small quantities also occur in cabbage, grains, chickpeas and lentils. Belonging to the polyphenol family, isoflavones structurally similar to mammalian estrogens are able to synthesize estrogens in animal and human organisms; thus described as phytoestrogens.
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B. B. Ibitwar
Department of Food Science & Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141 004, India
S. Tejinder
Department of Food Science & Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141 004, India
Bhupinder Kaur
Department of Food Science & Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141 004, India
P. S. Ranote
Department of Food Science & Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141 004, India

Abstract


Isoflavones are found abundantly in soyabean though small quantities also occur in cabbage, grains, chickpeas and lentils. Belonging to the polyphenol family, isoflavones structurally similar to mammalian estrogens are able to synthesize estrogens in animal and human organisms; thus described as phytoestrogens.