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. 1982 Feb 1;201(2):353–357. doi: 10.1042/bj2010353

The identification of the weak oestrogen equol [7-hydroxy-3-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)chroman] in human urine

M Axelson *, D N Kirk †, R D Farrant †, G Cooley †, A M Lawson ‡, K D R Setchell ‡
PMCID: PMC1163650  PMID: 7082293

Abstract

The identification (by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and n.m.r.) for the first time of the weak oestrogen equol [7-hydroxy-3-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)chroman] in human urine is described. Preliminary results of its quantitative excretion in urine are reported and the potential significance of the occurrence of this compound is discussed.

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