Changes in the S-alk(en)yl cysteine sulfoxides and their biosynthetic intermediates during onion storage

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-183

  Kopsell, David E ^a   Randle, William M ^a   Eiteman, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

(+) propyl L cysteine sulfoxide; (+) S methyl L cysteine sulfoxide; Alliinase; Allium cepa L.; Flavor; HPLC; Intermediate day; Long day; S 2 carboxypropyl gtutathione; Short day; Trans (+) S (1 propenyl)L cysteine sulfoxide; glutamyl peptides; glutamyl transpeptidase; L glutamyl S (1 propenyl) L cysteine sulfoxide

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 0033029760     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.124.2.177     Document Type: Article

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