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Recently, hydroxylated products of daidzein and genistein are a growing scientific interest for their health-related qualities. Hydroxylated products have potent antioxidant properties that contribute to their cholesterol lowering effect, cardiovascular protection, antitumor effect, and anticarcinogenic properties Doenjang (Fermented Soybean paste) is a unique Korean traditional food fermented by many useful microorganisms including fungi and bacilli. Isoflavones have biological effects due to their potential beneficial properties for human health. We have been interested in a microbial metabolite of isoflavone in highly aged Doenjang. Recently, we isolated three o-dihydroxyisoflavones (ODI), 6-hydroxydaidzein (6-OHD), 8-hydroxydaidzein (8-OHD) and
3`-hydroxydaidzein (3`-OHD), and evaluated some biological activity. ODIs show predominant effect on antioxidation activity and melanogenesis inhibition. And we studied the formation of modified isoflavones from daidzein and genistein by the genus Streptomyces. Streptomyces avermitilis MA4680 could hydroxylate at ortho-specific position and methoxylate subsequently.
The great potentiality in applications such as the production of hydroxylated isoflavones and drug metabolites or bioremediation will be motivated for researchers to find new paradigm.