Purification of major glucosinolates from Brassicaceae seeds and preparation of isothiocyanate and amine metabolites

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1271-1280

  Song, Lijiang ^a   Iori, Renato ^b   Thornalley, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brassica; Cancer; Chemoprevention; Glucosinolate; Isothiocyanate; Myrosinase

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 33745401980     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2488     Document Type: Article

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