Distribution of S-alk(en)ylcysteine sulfoxides in some Allium species. Identification of a new flavor precursor: S-ethylcysteine sulfoxide (ethiin)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 428-433

  Kubec, Roman ^a   Svobodová, Markéta ^a   Velíšek, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Alliin; Allium; Ethiin; Ethyl chloroformate; Flavor precursor; Isoalliin; Methiin; Propiin; S alk(en)ylcysteine sulfoxides

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLAVORING AGENT; GARLIC; S ETHYLCYSTEINE SULFOXIDE; SULFOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALLIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CYSTEINE; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0033999746     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf990938f     Document Type: Article

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