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Bacterial metabolism of daidzein. Daidzein is converted by intestinal microorganisms in most people to form dihydrodaidzein and O-desmethylangolensin. A limited group of people (∼30%) have microorganisms that reduce daidzein to the isoflavan S-(-)-equol. Each of the metabolites has a chiral center at C-3.
