Adlercreutzia equolifaciens

Adlercreutzia equolifaciens metabolizes a specific type of soybean isoflavone to equol, a molecule with many beneficial properties.

Taxonomic Level: Species

Family: Coriobacteriaceae

Properties: Gram-positive, Anaerobic, Nonsporulating

Additional Information: Adlercreutzia equolifaciens is known to be capable of metabolizing a specific type of soybean isoflavone called daidzeins (which is found abundantly in soy products) to equol. Equol offers many health benefits such as its antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties which help protect your DNA, lipids, proteins, and mitochondrial function from the intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species resulting from wind, cold temperatures, and toxins/pollutants.

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