A comparative survey of leguminous plants as sources of the isoflavones, genistein and daidzein: Implications for human nutrition and health

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-12

  Kaufman, Peter B ^a   Duke, James A ^b   Brielmann, Harry ^a   Boik, John ^c   Hoyt, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Oregon Medical Press   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DAIDZEIN; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; NON-PROGRAMMATIC; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; SOYBEAN;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FABACEAE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEEDS; SOYBEANS;

EID: 0031089258     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1997.3.7     Document Type: Review

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