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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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Autores principales: Gaya, Pilar, Medina, Margarita, Sánchez-Jiménez, Abel, Landete, José Mᵃ
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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