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EIGHTEEN different isoflavones are known to occur in plants either in the free state or as glycosides; 5 : 7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxyisoflavone (I) (biochanin-A) may be taken as a typical example.
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BAKER, W., OLLIS, W. A New Synthesis of isoFlavones. Nature 169, 706 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169706a0
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