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Nutraceutical Profile

ImmunCR Id : ICR2
Chemical Name : Genistein
Plant Source : Glycine max
Nutraceutical information : Edible, Highest content in soy products, chick peas, broad beans.
Mode of administration : Oral
Immunomodulatory mechanism : Anti-cancer (inhibit activation of NF-κb and Akt and galls estrogen- and androgen-mediated signaling pathways, inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity, supress AP-1 (activator protein 1), upregulate Bax and Bcl-2 (B cell lymphoma 2), downregulate EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor), iκb, KIF20A (kinesin-like protein 20A), inhibits PI3K (phosphoinositide 3 kinase), TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis-inducing ligand), TRAIL R (TRAIL death receptors), Wnt/β-catenin (Wingless and integration 1 β-catenin)); Anti-inflammatory (upregulating MIP-1a, downregulate IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, NOS, COX-2, suppress TLR-4); Anti-metastasis (inhibit MMP-9, VEGF expression); antioxidant (via AMPK and PTEN pathways, upregulating glutathione, NAD(P)H dehydrogenase)
Description : Genistein, a phytoestrogen is the simplest isoflavonoid belonging to subfamily Papilionoidae and family Leguminosae. Its scientific name is 4′,5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone. It possesses weak estrogenic activity with low solubility in water but highly soluble in polar solvents like ethanol.

Chemical Structure Information

IUPAC Name 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one  
SMILES C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=COC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)O
Formula C15H10O5
InchiKey TZBJGXHYKVUXJN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Classification

Kingdom Organic compounds
Superclass Phenylpropanoids and polyketides
Class Isoflavonoids
Subclass Isoflav-2-enes

Physicochemical properties

LogP 2.14
Molecular weight 270.237
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor 5
Hydrogen Bond Donor 3
Polar surface area 88.677
No. of rotatable bonds 1
Number of Aromatic Rings 2
Number of rings 3

ADMET Properties

Absorption level Good
Solubility level Very Soluble
Blood Brain Barrier Low
Plasma protein binding Non-Binder
CYP2D6 inhibition Inhibitor

Other Biological Properties

  • Cardioprotective, Anti-arthritic

References

    1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2018.03.057
    2. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00116-4
    3. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00116-4
    4. https://doi:10.1016/s0021-9258(18)45614-1
    5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00011-003-1182-8
    6. https://doi.org/10.3945/an.114.008052
    7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.01336


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