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1 Department of Food Science & Technology,
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141 004, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 43, No 9 (2006), Pagination: 396-410
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.