Product Name: Genistein

Appearance: Light Yellow Powder

Cas. No.: 446-72-0

EINECS No.: 207-174-9

Molecular Formula: C15H10O5

Molecular Weight: 270.24

Specification: 98%

Genistein is one of several known isoflavones. Isoflavones, such as genistein and daidzein, are found in a number of plants including lupin, fava beans, soybeans, kudzu, and psoralea being the primary food source,also in the medicinal plant, Flemingia vestita and coffee.

Genistein is a variety of isoflavone which is most active, the product Genistein of our company is derived from dry and mature fruit of bean plant sophora Japonica. It is a pure and single element. It is a compound of heterocycle polyphenol.

Genistein can combine with estrogen receptor and have weak estrogen effect. So it is also called phytoestrogen. It is antagonistic to estrogen. It has protective effect or hormone related diseases. It can improve and prevent climacteric syndrome and osteoporosis. It can serve as food supplement to be widely used in various healthy food for the middle-aged and old people.

Genistein binds to and inhibits protein-tyrosine kinase, thereby disrupting signal transduction and inducing cell differentiation. This agent also inhibits topoisomerase-II, leading to DNA fragmentation and apoptosis, and induces G2/M cell cycle arrest. Genistein exhibits antioxidant, antiangiogenic, and immunosuppressive activities.