Genistein: an integrative overview of its mode of action, pharmacological properties, and health benefits

• Main Authors: Abdull Razis, Ahmad Faizal, Kamal, Ramla Muhammad, Sunusi, Usman, Sharifi-Rad, Javad, Quispe, Cristina, Imran, Muhammad, Rauf, Abdur, Nadeem, Muhammad, Gondal, Tanweer Aslam, Ahmad, Bashir
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97437/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2021/3268136

Genistein is an isoflavone first isolated from the brooming plant Dyer's Genista tinctoria L. and is widely distributed in the Fabaceae family. As an isoflavone, mammalian genistein exerts estrogen-like functions. Several biological effects of genistein have been reported in preclinical studies...