Isoflavones+(Silver+Class)

=//**Abstract:**//= Isoflavones are chemical compounds that mimic estrogen. You may not know how they can even get into our bodies, but isoflavones are in soybeans. Items such as saoy flour and protein isolates are often added to processed meats, bread and food/energy bars. These are also major sources of isoflavones. However they are being banned in the U.S., because they can provoke cancerous cell growth in the breast.

=//**Background:**//= First we have to examine, what is a isoflavone? Isoflavones are a class of organic compounds and biomolecules related to the flavonoids. They act as phytoestrogens in mammals. They are often believed to help fight cancer. There are many forms of isoflavones. They are daidzein, genistein, O-desmethylangolensin, glycitein, and equol. Plant sources are legumes they are in soy beans and most soy produced products. Items such as saoy flour and protein isolates are often added to processed meats, bread and food/energy bars. These are also major sources of isoflavones. However they are being banned in the U.S. because they can provoke cancerous cell growth in the breast.

=//**Health Implications:**//= What harm do they cause? They can cause damage to the reproductive organs with massive intake. They can also cause colon cancer. isoflavones harm the thyroid gland, especially in women and children. The most common area where these isoflavones are found are in soy beans. A lot of people consume soybeans without knowing that effect within. Research shows that isoflavones are most dangerous within the woman body then the male due to its dangerous results in interaction with estrogen. Isoflavones can also be found in the red clover plant. Gut microflora may play an important role in isoflavone degradation and may be a critical factor in determining isoflavone bioavailability.

=//**Synthesis/Political Effects:**//= Soybeans are the most common source of isoflavones in human food; the major isoflavones in soybean are genistein and daidzein. The phenylpropanoid pathway begins from the amino acid phenylalanine, and an intermediate of the pathway, naringenin, is sequentially converted in to the isoflavone genistein by two legume-specific enzymes, isoflavone synthase and a dehydratase. Biosynthesis is the production of a chemical by a living organism. The flavones occur naturally in the soybeans but are extracted by man. This dangerous chemical is found in plants in Japan. Since the U.S. has banned isoflavones, Japan is losing business. Well since isoflavones can be extracted there isn’t much need for alternatives because soy products are all over the U.S. Well average Americans don’t really use soy products so this doesn’t affect us.

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