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Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:04 pm  |
| I've taken biochemistry and organic chemistry, so I feel I can chirp in on this. isoflavones and proteins are two different classes of molecules that can be isolated from soy. Isoflavones are joined ring structures with phenyl groups. Plants create these isoflavones for antiviral and antimicrobial reasons, and to capture nitrogen. In humans however, they act as phytoestrogens and antioxidants. Phytoestrogens are one of those signals that act on receptors that we were talking about in another thread, and basically they mimic the hormone estrogen. Proteins are strings of amino acids strung together. Amino acids are nitrogen contain compounds. Cellulose, the structural component of plants, is a carbohydrate, which can be thought of as strings of carbon hydrated with water. There is nothing special about soy derived protien as they claim. It won't supply you collagen in that manner. Like any protein, it will first be broken down biochemically for its building blocks to create the substances your body needs, including proteins, hormones. I think a good source of isoflavones would be tofu or soy milk, not "soy protein". |
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