Isolation of a Human Intestinal Bacterium Capable of Daidzein and Genistein Conversion | Zendy

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Isolation of a Human Intestinal Bacterium Capable of Daidzein and Genistein Conversion

Author(s) -

Anastasia Matthies,

Michaël Blaut,

Annett Braune

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.01795-08

Subject(s) - daidzein , equol , genistein , isoflavones , human feces , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , strain (injury) , biology , isolation (microbiology) , feces , biochemistry , genetics , anatomy

A rod-shaped gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, strain HE8, was isolated from human feces. The isolate was able to convert the isoflavones daidzein and genistein to equol and 5-hydroxy-equol, respectively. Based on phenotypic and phylogenetic analyses, strain HE8 is described as a new species, Slackia isoflavoniconvertens.

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