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| Genistein is an isoflavone isolated from plants which exhibits a variety of beneficial physiological effects in humans. Sources of genistein are numerous and it is particularly abundant in legumes, occurring in large amounts in Psoralea corylifolia (Indian root bread) which is a plant that is common in eastern cultures such as China and India. A related plant, Psoralea esculenta or Prairie Turnip, is found in native prairies of Midwestern United States. In this report, HPLC was used to quantitate genistein in the roots, leaves, stems and seeds, of the Prairie Turnip. Other analytical methods, including GC/MS, were also employed in the analysis. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Analytical Chemistry
11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |