57103-57-8 | Glyceollins

Chemical type

• Isoflavonoid-derived pterocarpans

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• Phytoalexin
• Isoflavonoid derivative

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Key properties

• Synthesized from phenylalanine via daidzein/isoflavone precursors
• Antifungal and antibacterial activities
• Strongly induced by pathogen/elicitor
• Regulated by MYB/WRKY TFs and ET/JA signaling

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• Antimicrobial (against Phytophthora sojae)
• Anticancer (distinct mechanisms from conventional therapeutics)
• Neuroprotective (in mammalian cells)

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• Resistance against P. sojae in soybean
• Broad-spectrum antimicrobial defense in legumes

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• Plant defense metabolite in soybean
• Potential pharmaceutical development for cancer and neuroprotection
• Natural antimicrobial in swine industry

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Classification by use

• Phytoalexins used in fungal and bacterial resistance
• Isoflavonoid defenses for legume-specific immunity

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• Natural products with pharmaceutical activity
• Plant defense compounds (phytoalexins)

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A trustworthy factory and manufacturer

1. [1] Redefining phytoalexins as engineered defenses for plant disease resistance, Current Plant Biology, Volume 45, January 2026, 100577
2. [2] RNA-Seq Dissects Incomplete Activation of Phytoalexin Biosynthesis by the Soybean Transcription Factors GmMYB29A2 and GmNAC42-1, Plants, 2023, 12(3), 545