Formononetin is an O-methylated isoflavone.
Natural occurrences
Formononetin is found in a number of plants and herbs such as
red clover.
Along with other
phytoestrogens, it predominantly occurs in
leguminous plants and
Fabaceae, particularly in
beans, such as
green beans,
lima beans,
soy and many others, as the free
aglycone or in form of its
glucoside ononin.
It can also be found in Maackia amurensis cell cultures.
Pharmacodynamics
Formononetin promotes
angiogenesis.
It is also involved in expressing the gene and proteins that are needed to make
Immunoglobulin E.
Derivatives
Ononin is the 7-
O-β-
D-glucopyranoside of formononetin.
