Prostate Cancer Ontology

Last uploaded: June 6, 2023
Preferred Name

Isoflavone

Synonyms
Definitions

 A class of polyphenolic compounds derived from the Fabaceae family with potential phytoestrogenic, cholesterol-reducing, chemotherapeutic and antioxidant activity. In isoflavones the phenyl group on the benzopyran ring is in position 3 relative to the oxygen of the ring. Most isoflavones for human consumption and that are currently studied are derived from soy beans. NCI-GLOSS Definition: An estrogen-like substance made by some plants, including the soy plant. Soy isoflavones are being studied in the prevention of cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause, and osteoporosis (loss of bone density)."

ID

http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/2018/1/ProstateCancer.owl#Isoflavone

ChineseLabel

异黄酮

definition

 A class of polyphenolic compounds derived from the Fabaceae family with potential phytoestrogenic, cholesterol-reducing, chemotherapeutic and antioxidant activity. In isoflavones the phenyl group on the benzopyran ring is in position 3 relative to the oxygen of the ring. Most isoflavones for human consumption and that are currently studied are derived from soy beans. NCI-GLOSS Definition: An estrogen-like substance made by some plants, including the soy plant. Soy isoflavones are being studied in the prevention of cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause, and osteoporosis (loss of bone density)."

label

Isoflavone

prefixIRI

ProstateCancer:Isoflavone

prefLabel

Isoflavone

reference

NCI Thesaurus Code:C599

synonyms

3-phenylchromone

Soy Isoflavones

Isoflavones

ISOFLAVONE

Isoflavone

isoflavone

URL

https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C599

subClassOf

http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/2018/1/ProstateCancer.owl#Soy

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