31-03-2015, 10:10 PM
Lotus Wrote:(30-03-2015, 09:31 AM)-Clelia- Wrote: Moreover, there is 35% of population that has not the enzimatic process which converts and activate genisteine and daidzeine (they both need to cut off the glycone, to be active), this occurs in the gut.
Cool, I'd like to understand this more. What's also interesting is how upon excertion steroids are water soluble.
sorry, i was wrong, the correct pathway is: 35% of population can convert daidzein and genistein to the active compound "equol".
(glycone is cut off by everyone, i think)
i'm sorry but the source is in italian, i didnt find it yet in english:
http://www.iss.it/binary/cnra/cont/ALIME...270810.pdf
(page 18)
"What's also interesting is how upon excertion steroids are water soluble"-->
mmh... why do you want to know that? for transport?