Polyphenols are abundant micronutrients in our diet, and evidence for their role in the
prevention of degenerative diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases is …

Polyphenols constitute one of the most numerous and ubiquitous groups of plant
metabolites and are an integral part of both human and animal diets. Ranging from simple …

Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring nonsteroidal phenolic plant compounds that, due to
their molecular structure and size, resemble vertebrate steroids estrogens. This review is …

Polyphenols are abundant micronutrients in our diet, and evidence for their role in the
prevention of degenerative diseases is emerging. Bioavailability differs greatly from one …

Advances in the flavonoid field have been nothing short of spectacular over the last 20
years. While the medical field has noticed flavonoids for their potential antioxidant …

In this review, we present a summary of the research work performed so far using high
accuracy quantum chemical methods on polyphenolic antioxidant compounds. We have …

Soy is a basic food ingredient of traditional Asian cuisine used for thousands of years. In
Western countries, soybeans have been introduced about a hundred years ago and recently …

Flavones and isoflavones may play a prominent role in cancer prevention since these
compounds are found in numerous plants that are associated with reduced cancer rates …

The importance of estrogens in homeostatic regulation of many cellular and biochemical
events is well illustrated by the pathophysiologic changes that occur with estrogen …

Equol [7-hydroxy-3-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)-chroman] is a nonsteroidal estrogen of the
isoflavone class. It is exclusively a product of intestinal bacterial metabolism of dietary …