Mirificin, also known as daidzein 8-C-(6-apiofuranosylglucoside), is an
isoflavone Isoflavones are substituted derivatives of isoflavone, a type of naturally occurring isoflavonoids, many of which act as phytoestrogens in mammals. Isoflavones are produced almost exclusively by the members of the bean family, Fabaceae (Leguminosae ...
that is found in ''
Pueraria mirifica
''Pueraria mirifica'', also known as กวาวเครือ Kwao Krua (among other names), is a plant found in northern and north eastern Thailand and Myanmar.
In Thailand, the plant is known as “Kwao Krua Kao”, the 'Kao' meaning white ...
'' and ''
Pueraria lobata
''Pueraria montana'' var. ''lobata'', the East Asian arrowroot, or kudzu vine, is a perennial plant in the family Fabaceae.
Names
It is called ''gé'' () in Chinese, ''kuzu'' () in Japanese, and ''chik'' () or ''gal'' (갈; 葛) in Korean.
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''.
It has
estrogen
Estrogen or oestrogen is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. There are three major endogenous estrogens that have estrogenic hormonal acti ...
ic activity and hence is a
phytoestrogen
A phytoestrogen is a plant-derived xenoestrogen (see estrogen) not generated within the endocrine system, but consumed by eating plants or manufactured foods. Also called a "dietary estrogen", it is a diverse group of naturally occurring nonstero ...
.
See also
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Daidzein
Daidzein (7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one) is a naturally occurring compound found exclusively in soybeans and other legumes and structurally belongs to a class of compounds known as isoflavones. Daidzein and other isoflavones a ...
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Deoxymiroestrol
Miroestrol is a phytoestrogen, a plant-derived chemical that mimics the biological activity of the hormone estrogen. Miroestrol was first reportedly isolated from the Thai herb ''Pueraria mirifica'' in 1960 and thought to be responsible for the ...
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Miroestrol
Miroestrol is a phytoestrogen, a plant-derived chemical that mimics the biological activity of the hormone estrogen. Miroestrol was first reportedly isolated from the Thai herb ''Pueraria mirifica'' in 1960 and thought to be responsible for the ...
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Puerarin
Puerarin, one of several known isoflavones, is found in a number of plants and herbs, such as the root of '' Pueraria'' (''Radix puerariae'') notably of the kudzu plant.
Puerarin is the 8-''C''-glucoside
A glucoside is a glycoside that is der ...
3'-Methoxymirificin
References
Flavone glycosides
Isoflavones
Phytoestrogens
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