Genistein is a kind of polyphenol compound which can be found in soy, red clover and other plants, its molecular structure is similar to the 17β-estradiol, it has anti oxidation and high affinity to the estrogen receptor, it can inhibit the activity of tyrosine protein kinase (PTK) and topoisomerase II, it has the function of inducing programmed cell death, increasing the anticancer efficacy and inhibiting angiogenesis etc, it is a type of flavonoids (isoflavones). It is a kind of cancer preventive agent with great potentiality, its anticancer effect and mechanism has a broad application future.
Function and application:
1, It has the female hormone and anti estrogenic properties
2, In the body it can inhibit colon cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer and prostate cancer etc.
3, It has inhibition effects for a variety of tumor cell lines
4, It has anti oxidant function
5, It has prevention effects of post-menopause osteoporosis