Thermal Degradation of S-Methylcysteine and Its Sulfoxide - Important Flavor Precursors of Brassica and Allium Vegetables

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 4334-4340

  Kubec, Roman ^a   Drhová, Veronika ^a   Velíšek, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allium; Brassica; Dimethyl disulfide; Dimethyl trisulfide; Flavor precursor; MCSO; S Methylcysteine; S methylcysteine sulfoxide; Sulfur volatiles

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; BRASSICA;

EID: 0001207909     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980379x     Document Type: Article

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