Product Name:Equol

 Cas:94105-90-5 
MF:C15H14O3
molecular weight:242.2699
Characteristic:White powder.Equol (4',7-isoflavandiol) is an isoflavandiol metabolized from daidzein, a type of isoflavone found in soybeans and other plant sources, by bacterial flora in the intestines.While endogenous estrogenic hormones such as estradiol are steroids, equol is a nonsteroidal estrogen. However, only about 30-50% of people have intestinal bacteria that make equol. Equol can exist in two enantiomeric forms,  (S)-equol and (R)-equol.(S)-Equol preferentially binds estrogen receptor beta.
Function:Equol is a selective estrogen receptor modulators which is produced by soybean isoflavone's metabolism which is transformed by exclusively intestinal bacteria. This product has widely biological activities,and has beneficial effect on many diseases,such as reduce the rate of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis.besides,this product can cure breast cancer,prostate cancer,prevent osteoporosis,improve the syndrome after menopause,protect nerve and prevent aging.Research confirmed that equol can clear many kinds of free radical ,reduce the chain of DNA's breakage significantly.It can be used in promoting the health of people who can not produce Equol in their body,and preventing disease,which has bright future.