Table 2.

Serum Levels of Isoflavones, Genistein and Daidzein, and Isoflavonoid Equol (all values in ng/ml ± 1.0)

Experiment	Diet	Genistein	Daidzein	Equol	Total (G+D+E)
1	Phyto-low	8.1 ± 0.6*	4.8 ± 0.7*	439.1 ± 80.5*	452.0 ± 80.4*
	Phyto-600	45.3 ± 8.4	34.9 ± 6.7	932.3 ± 121.4	1012.5 ± 135.5
2	Phyto-low	7.1 ± 1.4*	7.0 ± 0.8*	345.5 ± 97.1*	359.5 ± 96.5*
	Phyto-600	32.1 ± 11.8	30.5 ± 5.1	753.5 ± 76.6	816.1 ± 81.0
3	Phyto-low	5.3 ± 1.1*	3.1 ± 0.3*	4.1 ± 0.4*	12.4 ± 1.4*
	Phyto-600	48.5 ± 8.6	38.2 ± 7.0	495.6 ± 33.3	582.3 ± 31.2
4	Phyto-low	8.3 ± 0.4*	8.0 ± 1.7*	779.2 ± 60.4 #	792.2 ± 63.7 #
	Phyto-600	36.0 ± 7.8	40.4 ± 9.2	415.1 ± 64.9	491.5 ± 76.3
5	Phyto-low
	Before	4.6 ± 0.8*	3.1 ± 0.3*	4.0 ± 0.4*	11.1 ± 1.2*
	After	3.7 ± 0.5*	3.1 ± 0.3*	376.3 ± 92.9	383.3 ± 92.0
	Phyto-600
	Before	31.4 ± 6.3	36.1 ± 7.1	339.7 ± 13.7	407.3 ± 27.0
	After	25.2 ± 5.0	34.2 ± 6.5	321.6 ± 10.0	381.0 ± 21.0

* Phyto-low value significantly lower than Phyto-600 value; # Phyto-low value significantly higher than Phyto-600

value; ** Phyto-low Before value significantly lower than After value; Before refers to serum measured prior to 1^st

Porsolt test; After refers to serum measured after 2^nd Porsolt test.