The identification of the weak oestrogen equol [7-hydroxy-3-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)chroman] in human urine

  • Biochem J. 1982 Feb 1;201(2):353-7. doi: 10.1042/bj2010353.
M Axelson ,  D N Kirk ,  R D Farrant ,  G Cooley ,  A M Lawson ,  K D Setchell
Abstract

The identification (by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and n.m.r.) for the first time of the weak oestrogen equol [7-hydroxy-3-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)chroman] in human urine is described. Preliminary results of its quantitative excretion in urine are reported and the potential significance of the occurrence of this compound is discussed.

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