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genistein Chem.|dʒɪˈnɪsteɪɪn, -stiːn|
[f. genista + -ein.]
An isoflavone derivative, C15H10O5, that is present in dyer's broom, Genista tinctoria, and some other plants and is a weak yellow colouring matter. Also called prunetol.
1900Perkin & Newbury in Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXXV. 833 This new colouring matter, for which the name genistein is proposed, crystallises in long, glistening, colourless needles. 1943A. H. Cook tr. Mayer's Chem. Natural Coloring Matters iv. 195 Genistein..is contained in dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria), together with luteolin, and in soybeans (Soja hispida) as the 7-glucoside. 1953Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 871 Genistein (5:7:4′-trihydroxyisoflavone) is a pro-œstrogen, responsible for most of the œstrogenic activity of subterranean clover. |