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glycitein

glycitein noun: an O-methylated isoflavone and phytoestrogen with weak estrogenic activity.

Noun

glycitein (uncountable)

  1. An O-methylated isoflavone and phytoestrogen with weak estrogenic activity.
    • Isoflavone glycosides and soyasaponins originating from the soybean were decreased, whereas their aglycones such as daidzein, glycitein, and genistein were increased.2016 February 6, “Comparison of Metabolites Variation and Antiobesity Effects of Fermented versus Nonfermented Mixtures of Cudrania tricuspidata, Lonicera caerulea, and Soybean According to...

Questions about glycitein

What does glycitein mean?
Glycitein means an O-methylated isoflavone and phytoestrogen with weak estrogenic activity.
What part of speech is glycitein?
Glycitein is a noun.

Words near glycitein in the dictionary

  1. glycins
  2. glycinuria
  3. glycinyl
  4. glycipan
  5. glycipans
  6. glycitein
  7. glycitol
  8. glycitols
  9. glyclopyramide
  10. glyco-
  11. glyco-amino-acid

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