Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 3,4-dihydro-3R-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-7-ol
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C15H14O3
Formula Weight: 242,3
Shelf life (days): 730
CAS Number: 221054-79-1
Notes: (R)-Equol is an agonist of estrogen receptor α (ERα) and active metabolite of the polyketide isoflavone daidzein (Item No. 10005166).{16628,16720} It is formed from daidzein by gut microbiota.{16628} (R)-Equol selectively induces ERα-mediated gene transcription over ERβ-mediated transcription in HEC-1 cells expressing the human receptors in a reporter assay (EC50s = 66 and 330 nM, respectively).{16720}