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Chemical ID
GENISTEIN
Ubiquitous
No
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimelanomic | not available | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Antimicrobial | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitogenic | IC50=12 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | ID50=50-100 nM | Maga, J.A. Contribution of Phenolic Compounds to Smoke Flavor. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.13. |
| Antineuroblastomic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiosteoporotic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | not available | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 64. |
| Antiproliferative | 5-45 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 8-27 ug/ml | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Antiprostatitic | IC50=35 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | IC50=34 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (GI) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer? | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | IC30=1 uM/l | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piptanthus nanus | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Piptanthus nepalensis | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pisum sativum | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pisum sativum | Seed | not available | 45.8 | -0.3 | Kaufman,PB,Duke,JA,Brielmann,H,Boik,J and Hoyt,JE. 1997. A Comparative Survey of Leguminous Plants as Sources of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein: Implications For Human Nutrition and Health. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3(1):7-12 |
| Podocarpus spicatus | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus aequinoctialis | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus avium | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus cerasus | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Prunus mahaleb | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus maximowiczii | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus nipponica | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus spp | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Prunus verecunda | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pseudeminia comosa | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 4.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pseudoeriosema borianii | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 20.0 | 1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pseudovigna argentea | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 8.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psoralea corylifolia | Seed | not available | 1528.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pterocarpus angolensis | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pueraria montana | Leaf | not available | 316.9 | -0.9 | Kaufman,PB,Duke,JA,Brielmann,H,Boik,J and Hoyt,JE. 1997. A Comparative Survey of Leguminous Plants as Sources of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein: Implications For Human Nutrition and Health. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3(1):7-12 |
| Pueraria montana | Leaf Diffusate | not available | 3.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |