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Phytoestrogen Metabolism by Adult Human Gut Microbiota
Phytoestrogens are plant-derived polyphenols with a structure similar to human estrogens. The three main groups of phytoestrogens, isoflavones, ellagitannins, and lignans, are transformed into equol, urolithins, and enterolignans, respectively, by bacteria. These metabolites have more estrogenic/ant...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6274073/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27517891 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21081034 |