Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Method for the Determination of Sulforaphane and Sulforaphane Nitrile in Broccoli

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1018-1021

  Chiang, William C K ^a   Pusateri, Donald J ^a   Leitz, Richard E A ^a  

^a Nutrilite   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea; Broccoli; GC MS; Isothiocyanate; Sulforaphane; Sulforaphane nitrile

Indexed keywords

BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS;

EID: 0001135571     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970572b     Document Type: Article

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