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Record Information
Version5.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2006-05-22 14:17:42 UTC
Update Date2021-10-13 04:38:12 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0002209
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB02209
Metabolite Identification
Common NameEquol
DescriptionEquol is a metabolite of daidzein, a phytoestrogen common in the human diet and abundant in soy. Intestinal bacteria in humans can reduce daidzein to equol, and can be found in normal human urine. The clinical effectiveness of soy isoflavones may be a function of the ability to biotransform soy isoflavones to the more potent estrogenic metabolite, equol, which may enhance the actions of soy isoflavones, owing to its greater affinity for estrogen receptors, unique antiandrogenic properties, and superior antioxidant activity. However, not all individuals consuming daidzein produce equol. Only approximately one-third to one-half of the population is able to metabolize daidzein to equol. This high variability in equol production is presumably attributable to interindividual differences in the composition of the intestinal microflora, which may play an important role in the mechanisms of action of isoflavones. (PMID: 17579895 , 17579894 ). Equol can be found in Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium, Enterococcus, Lactobacillus and Eggerthella (PMID: 20519412 ; PMID: 18838805 ).
Structure
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Synonyms
Chemical FormulaC15H14O3
Average Molecular Weight242.2699
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight242.094294314
IUPAC Name(3S)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-7-ol
Traditional Name(-)-equol
CAS Registry Number531-95-3
SMILES
OC1=CC=C(C=C1)[C@H]1COC2=CC(O)=CC=C2C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C15H14O3/c16-13-4-1-10(2-5-13)12-7-11-3-6-14(17)8-15(11)18-9-12/h1-6,8,12,16-17H,7,9H2/t12-/m1/s1
InChI KeyADFCQWZHKCXPAJ-GFCCVEGCSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as isoflavanols. These are polycyclic compounds containing a hydroxylated isoflavan skeleton.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassPhenylpropanoids and polyketides
ClassIsoflavonoids
Sub ClassIsoflavans
Direct ParentIsoflavanols
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Hydroxyisoflavonoid
  • Isoflavanol
  • Chromane
  • Benzopyran
  • 1-benzopyran
  • Alkyl aryl ether
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Phenol
  • Monocyclic benzene moiety
  • Benzenoid
  • Ether
  • Oxacycle
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Physiological effect
Disposition
Biological locationSource
ProcessNot Available
Role
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point189.5 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility72.3 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)The Good Scents Company Information System
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Membrane (predicted from logP)
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Urine
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
UrineDetected and Quantified0 - 36.7 umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)BothSoy consumption (ileostomies) details
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Ileostomy
  1. Walsh KR, Haak SJ, Bohn T, Tian Q, Schwartz SJ, Failla ML: Isoflavonoid glucosides are deconjugated and absorbed in the small intestine of human subjects with ileostomies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Apr;85(4):1050-6. [PubMed:17413104 ]
Associated OMIM IDsNone
DrugBank IDDB11674
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB021824
KNApSAcK IDC00009707
Chemspider ID82594
KEGG Compound IDC14131
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkEquol
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound91469
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID428126
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDMDB00000385
Good Scents IDrw1732471
References
Synthesis ReferenceWang, Xiu-Ling; Hur, Hor-Gil; Lee, Je Hyeon; Kim, Ki Tae; Kim, Su-Il. Enantioselective synthesis of S-equol from dihydrodaidzein by a newly isolated anaerobic human intestinal bacterium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2005), 71(1), 214-219
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Yuan JP, Wang JH, Liu X: Metabolism of dietary soy isoflavones to equol by human intestinal microflora--implications for health. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2007 Jul;51(7):765-81. [PubMed:17579894 ]
  2. Moors S, Blaszkewicz M, Bolt HM, Degen GH: Simultaneous determination of daidzein, equol, genistein and bisphenol A in human urine by a fast and simple method using SPE and GC-MS. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2007 Jul;51(7):787-98. [PubMed:17579895 ]
  3. Setchell KD, Clerici C: Equol: history, chemistry, and formation. J Nutr. 2010 Jul;140(7):1355S-62S. doi: 10.3945/jn.109.119776. Epub 2010 Jun 2. [PubMed:20519412 ]
  4. Yokoyama S, Suzuki T: Isolation and characterization of a novel equol-producing bacterium from human feces. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2008 Oct;72(10):2660-6. doi: 10.1271/bbb.80329. Epub 2008 Oct 7. [PubMed:18838805 ]