Absorption of red clover isoflavones in human subjects: results from a pilot study

• Published in: British journal of nutrition Vol. 103; no. 11; pp. 1569 - 1572
• Main Authors: Maul, Ronald, Kulling, Sabine E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 14.06.2010
• Subjects: Absorption; administration & dosage; Adult; aglycones; Antioxidants; Bioavailability; Biological and medical sciences; Biological Availability; blood; blood plasma; chemistry; daidzein; Dietary Supplements; enzymatic hydrolysis; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; genistein; human nutrition; Humans; Ingestion; intestinal absorption; Irilone; Isoflavones; Isoflavones - administration & dosage; Isoflavones - blood; Isoflavones - pharmacokinetics; Male; Metabolites; nutrition physiology; Nutrition research; pharmacokinetics; phytochemicals; Pilot Projects; prunetin; pseudobaptigenin; Red clover; Tandem Mass Spectrometry; Trifolium; Trifolium - chemistry; Trifolium pratense; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Irilone; Bioavailability; Red clover; Dietary supplements; Isoflavones; Human; Isoflavone; Vertebrata; Absorption; Mammalia

In addition to soya-derived preparations, red clover-based dietary supplements have gained considerable interest as an alternative isoflavone (IF) source. While metabolism and bioavailability of the main IF from both sources have already been investigated, studies are still lacking on the biokinetic...