Daidzin Explained

Daidzin should not be confused with Daidzein.

Daidzin is a natural organic compound in the class of phytochemicals known as isoflavones. Daidzin can be found in Japanese plant kudzu (Pueraria lobata, Fabaceae) and from soybean leaves.^[1]

Daidzin is the 7-O-glucoside of daidzein.

Daidzin has shown the potential for the treatment of alcohol dependency (antidipsotropic) based on animal models.^{[2] [3]}

List of plants that contain the chemical

• Pueraria candollei^[4]
• Pueraria lobata^[5]
• Pueraria thomsonii^[6]
• Pueraria thunbergiana^[7]

See also

• Daidzein

Notes and References

1. 10.1016/0031-9422(83)80013-2 . Isoflavone glucoside stress metabolites of soybean leaves . 1983 . Osman . S . Fett . W . Phytochemistry . 22 . 1921 . 9.
2. 10.1016/S0091-3057(03)00124-2 . Plant derivatives in the treatment of alcohol dependency . 2003 . Rezvani . A . Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior . 75 . 593–606 . Overstreet . David H . Perfumi . Marina . Massi . Maurizio . 3. 12895677 . 23298356 .
3. Keung WM . Vallee BL . Kudzu root: an ancient Chinese source of modern antidipsotropic agents . Phytochemistry . 47 . 4 . 499–506 . February 1998 . 9461670 . 10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00723-1.
4. Pongkitwitoon B . Sakamoto S . Tanaka H . Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Total Isoflavonoids in Pueraria candollei Using Anti-Puerarin and Anti-Daidzin Polyclonal Antibodies . Planta Medica . 76. 8. 831–6. December 2009 . 20033865 . 10.1055/s-0029-1240725. etal.
5. Jin WS . Tan YY . Chen YG. Wang Y . [Determination of puerarin, daidzin and daidzein in root of Pueraria lobata of different origin by HPLC] . Chinese . Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi . 28 . 1 . 49–51 . January 2003 . 15015267.
6. Zhou HY . Wang JH . Yan FY . [Separation and determination of puerarin, daidzin and daidzein in stems and leaves of Pueraria thomsonii by RP-HPLC] . Chinese . Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi . 32 . 10 . 937–9 . May 2007 . 17655152.
7. Park EK . Shin J . Bae EA. Lee YC . Kim DH . Intestinal bacteria activate estrogenic effect of main constituents puerarin and daidzin of Pueraria thunbergiana . Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin . 29 . 12 . 2432–5 . December 2006 . 17142977 . 10.1248/bpb.29.2432. free .