Abstract:
As a beneficial natural flavonoid, genistein has demonstrated a wide range of biological functions
via regulating a number of targets and signaling pathways, such as anti-cancer, antioxidant, antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antifungal, antiviral, iron chelation, anti-obesity, anti-diabetes, and anti-hypertension. PubMed/Medline and Web of Science were searched using appropriate keywords until the end of December 2023.
Despite its many potential benefits, genistein’s clinical application is limited by low hydrophilicity, poor solubi...