Yun-Fei Hu, Shu Luo, Sheng-Qi Wang, Ke-Xin Chen, Wei-Xuan Zhong, Bai-Yuan Li, Lin-Yan Cao, Hua-Hai Chen, Ye-Shi Yin
UNLABELLED: With its estrogenic activity, ( S )-equol plays an important role in maintaining host health and preventing estrogen-related diseases. Exclusive production occurs through the transformation of soy isoflavones by intestinal bacteria, but the reasons for variations in ( S )-equol production among different individuals and species remain unclear. Here, fecal samples from humans, pigs, chickens, mice, and rats were used as research objects. The concentrations of ( S )-equol, along with the genetic homology and evolutionary relationships of ( S )-equol production-related genes [daidzein reductase (DZNR), daidzein racemase (DDRC), dihydrodaidzein reductase (DHDR), tetrahydrodaidzein reductase (THDR)], were analyzed...
March 20, 2024: Applied and Environmental Microbiology