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Formononetin

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CAS Number 485-72-3 Website http://www.ibscreen.com
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
7-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one
IUPAC Traditional name
7-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one
Synonyms
Neochanin
Biochanin B
Formoononetin
Pratol

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 485-72-3

PROPERTIES

Application(s) Shows estrogenic props.
Biological Source Constit. of red and subterranean clovers ( Trifolium pratense and Trifolium subterraneum ) and of Chana ( Cicer arietinum ). Constit. of the heartwood of Pterocarpus indicus. Found also in Baptisia australis . Widely distributed in the Leguminosae (Papilionoideae). Also in Virola caducifolia and Virola multinervia (Myricaceae)
Mechanism of Action Estrogen

DETAILS

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