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Phytoestrogen

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phytoecdysteroidnoun(biochemistry) Any ecdysteroid found in plants.
genisteinnoun(biochemistry) A pale yellow isoflavone derivative C₁₅H₁₀O₅ originally obtained from dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria) and also present as a glycoside in soybeans and other leguminous plants, which has antioxidant, estrogenic, and other physiological effects in humans and animals.
archiestrogennoun(biochemistry) A naturally occurring estrogen mimic.
phytoecdysonenoun(biochemistry) Any ecdysone of plant origin
œstrogennounDated spelling of oestrogen.
estrogennoun(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
phytosterolnoun(biochemistry, botany) Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants. They are white powders with mild, characteristic odor, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohols.
phytostanolnoun(biochemistry) Any stanol of plant origin
isoflavonenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of polyphenolic phytoestrogens found in soybeans and similar plants that may have beneficial health properties.
genistinnoun(organic chemistry) An isoflavone glycoside extracted from soybean
estrobinnounα,α-di(p-ethoxyphenyl)-β-phenylbromoethylene, a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the triphenylethylene group.
estradiolnoun(American spelling, biochemistry, pharmacology) A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.
phytochemicalnounAny chemical substance characteristic of plants.
phytosteroidnoun(organic chemistry) Any steroid of plant origin
phytoprostanenoun(organic chemistry) Any prostane of plant origin; many show biochemical or pharmacological activity
formononetinnoun(organic chemistry) An isoflavone and phytoestrogen found in plants such as clover and cohosh, converted to equol, an estrogen, in the digestive system.
stigmasterolnoun(organic chemistry) A phytosterol that occurs in soybeans and similar plants
fitosterolnounMisspelling of phytosterol. [(biochemistry, botany) Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants. They are white powders with mild, characteristic odor, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohols.]
phytoerythrinnoun(biochemistry) A red pigment obtained from certain lichen
phytometabolitenoun(biochemistry) A plant metabolite

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