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MeSH Heading: Equol
Tree Number(s): D03.633.100.150.266.450.400.281
Unique ID: D060754
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060754
Scope Note: A non-steroidal ESTROGEN generated when soybean products are metabolized by certain bacteria in the intestines.
Entry Term(s): (+-)-Isomer of Equol; 3'-Hydroxy-Equol; 4'-O-Methyl Equol; 4'-methoxy-7-isoflavanol; 6'-Hydroxy-Equol
Pharm Action: Phytoestrogens
Registry Numbers: 531-95-3; 10499-17-9; 66036-38-2; 0
Related Numbers: 10499-17-9; 66036-38-2
Previous Indexing: Isoflavones (1963-2011)
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/07/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Equol MeSH Descriptor Data 2025