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. 2014 Jan 21;62(6):1294–1300. doi: 10.1021/jf400097m

Table 2. Pharmacokinetic Parameters of Equol Metabolites from a Single Oral Gavage of Dietary Daidzein Administered to Ovariectomized Rats (n = 4–6 Pairs)a.

metabolite tmax (h) Cmax (nM) AUC0–24 (nM·h)
total equol 20.67 ± 4.67 3682 ± 2675 24346 ± 8778
unconjugated equol 20.00 ± 4.90 1.21 ± 0.64 9.34 ± 8.43
equol monosulfate 20.00 ± 3.27 3.15 ± 3.04 19.16 ± 17.76
equol glucuronides 20.67 ± 4.67 3349 ± 2799 22438 ± 9907
a

Values are means ± SD. Pharmacokinetic parameters: tmax (time of maximum concentration), Cmax (maximum concentration), AUC0–24 (area under plasma concentration time curve from 0 to 24 h).