Analysis of isothiocyanate mercapturic acids in urine: A biomarker for cruciferous vegetable intake

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3554-3559

  Vermeulen, Martijn ^b   Van Rooijen, Hans J M ^a,b   Vaes, Wouter H J ^b  

^a Multicare B V ^*  (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cruciferous vegetables; Glucosinolates; Isothiocyanates; Mercapturic acids

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE MERCAPTURIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; SULFORAPHANE; SULFORAPHANE MERCAPTURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BROCCOLI; CAULIFLOWER; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; URINALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRASSICACEAE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; ISOTHIOCYANATES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS;

EID: 0038350923     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0341316     Document Type: Article

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