Browsing by Subject "isoflavone"

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Genistein induces maturation of cultured human breast cancer cells and prevents tumor growth in nude mice

Constantinou, Andreas I.; Krygier, A. E.; Mehta, R. R. (1998)

Results of recent studies in animal models of mammary carcinogenesis showed that the soybean isoflavone genistein is a chemopreventive agent. The objective of the present study was to determine whether soybean isoflavones ...

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Isolation of isoflavones from soy-based fermentations of the erythromycin-producing bacterium Saccharopolyspora erythraea

Hessler, P. E.; Larsen, P. E.; Constantinou, Andreas I.; Schram, K. H.; Weber, J. M. (1997)

A search for an abundant and economical source of isoflavones, particularly genistein, led to the discovery that the erythromycin-producing organism Saccharopolyspora erythraea also produces this promising new cancer-prevention ...

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Point-counterpoint: Soy intake for breast cancer patients

Block, K. I.; Constantinou, Andreas I.; Hilakivi-Clarke, L.; Hughes, C.; Tripathy, D.; Tice, J. A. (2002)

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The soy isoflavone daidzein improves the capacity of tamoxifen to prevent mammary tumours

Constantinou, Andreas I.; White, B. E. P.; Tonetti, D.; Yang, Y.; Liang, W.; Li, W.; Van Breemen, R. B. (2005)

The aim of this study was to determine how the efficacy of tamoxifen is affected when combined with soy isoflavones. To address this, female Sprague-Dawley rats were placed on diets supplemented with tamoxifen, genistein, ...