Article
The nutritional significance, biosynthesis and bioavailability of glucosinolates in human foods
2000-05-01
Abstract excerpt
The glucosinolates are a large group of sulphur-containing compounds which occur in all the economically important varieties of Brassica vegetable. Their common structure comprises a beta-D-thioglucose group, a sulphonated oxime moiety and a variable side-chain derived from methionine, tryptophan or phenylalanine. When the plant tissue is damaged the glucosinolates are hydrolysed by the endogenous enzyme 'myrosina...
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- 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(20000515)80:7<967::aid-jsfa597>3.0.co;2-v