Isoflavene Explained

Isoflavenes are a type of isoflavonoids.

Examples

• Glabrene, found in the roots of liquorice, is also a xenoestrogen.^[1]
• 2-Methoxyjudaicin found in the roots of Cicer bijugum^[2]
• Haginin D
• Idronoxil, also known as phenoxodiol, which is used for anticancer purposes.^[3]

Notes and References

1. 15336701. 2004. Somjen. D. Katzburg. S. Vaya. J. Kaye. AM. Hendel. D. Posner. GH. Tamir. S. Estrogenic activity of glabridin and glabrene from licorice roots on human osteoblasts and prepubertal rat skeletal tissues. 91. 4–5. 241–246. 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2004.04.008. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 16238533.
2. 10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00757-1. 2-Methoxyjudaicin, an isoflavene from the roots of Cicer bijugum. 1997. Veitch. Nigel C.. Stevenson. Philip C.. Phytochemistry. 44. 8. 1587–1589.
3. Georgaki. Sylvianna. Skopeliti. Margarita. Tsiatas. Marinos. Nicolaou. Katerina A.. Ioannou. Kyriaki. Husband. Alan. Bamias. Aristotelis. Dimopoulos. Meletios A.. Constantinou. Andreas I.. Tsitsilonis. Ourania E.. September 2009. Phenoxodiol, an anticancer isoflavene, induces immunomodulatory effects in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 13. 9B. 3929–3938. 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00695.x. 1582-4934. 4516540. 19220577.