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A Simplified HPLC Method for the Determination of Phytoestrogens in Soybean and Its Processed Products
Guangjian Wang, Shia S. Kuan,* Octave J. Francis, George M. Ware, and Allen S. Carman Natural Toxins Research Center, Food and Drug Administration, 4298 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70122

By using the proposed procedure, phytoestrogens (daidzein, genistein,