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The isoflavonoid diphenol 3',7-dihydroxyisoflavan, an isomer of the known compound equol (4',7-dihydroxyisoflavan), has been identified in human urine and in cow's milk. The compound was isolated as the glucuronide, purified by column chromatography and identified after hydrolysis to the aglycon. The trimethylsilyl ether derivative was characterized by comparison of its mass spectrum and chromatographic properties with those of synthesized silylated isomers of equol.

Styrene oxide was reacted with guanosine in fully aqueous conditions, and the products were purified by cation exchange chromatography and h.p.l.c. The products were characterized by u.v. and mass spectra, loss of tritium from the C-8 position and dissociation properties. About 90% of the total product was identified, of which 57, 28 and 15% were assigned to N-7, N2 and O6 adducts. The two diastereomers of beta-substitution accounted for 53% of the N-7 adducts, while the two alpha-substitutions accounted for the remaining 47%. Two species of N2 and O6 products were also isolated but their substitution pattern was not established.