Name: Formononetin
Cas number: 485-72-3

Spec:98% HPLC
Herb Source: Isoln from clover speies Trifolium Pratense L
Synonyms: 7-Hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)chromone
7-Hydroxy-4'-methoxy-isoflavone; formononetol; neochanin
Molecular Formula and Molecular Weight : C16H12O4 268.26
Melting Point and solubility: mp265~266℃；freely soluble in methanol, aceric ester, ether, alkalies , insoluble in water.
Needles from alcohol, mp 258℃ 
Brief: White needle
Pharmacology: It can prevent adenocarcinoma of breast, prostatic carcinoma and carcinoma of colon, improve osteoporosis and mehopausal syndrome obviously. Besides, it is widely used in health care products. It contains scarcely any heat capacity. Nor can it fat persons. After digestion and metabolism, Formononetin turns into genistein, raising the active isoflavones in blood. It also can reduce blood lipids and induce diuresis