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GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF ISOFLAVONE CONTENT IN SOYBEAN: AN OVERVIEW (Pages : 1 - 7)

An estrogen-like substance made by some plants, including the soybeans plant. Soybeans are the prime source of isoflavones in human foods. Soy isoflavones are being studied in the prevention of cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause and osteoporosis (loss of bone density). There are a lot of researches about the genetic and environmental control of isoflavone content in soybean. However, there is a lack of review about concrete information on isoflavone control in soybean. This review aims to make advance the knowledge of genetics and the environmental underlying isoflavone accumulation. The result showed that there is a big variation of isoflavone among the varieties of soybean as well as isoflavone content was genetically regulated and greatly affected by environmental conditions. This review provides updated information on isoflavone which will help to understand the importance of isoflavones and it’s genetic and environmental regulation in soybean plant. Download