Determination of the absolute configuration of the glucosinolate methyl sulfoxide group reveals a stereospecific biosynthesis of the side chain

Phytochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2737-2742

  Vergara, Fredd ^a   Wenzler, Michael ^a   Hansen, Bjarne G ^b   Kliebenstein, Daniel J ^c   Halkier, Barbara A ^b   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a   Schneider, Bernd ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

4 Methylsulfinylbutylglucosinolate; Absolute configuration; Arabidopsis thaliana; Epimeric purity; Flavin monooxygenase; Glucoraphanin; Glucosinolate; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Sulforaphane; Sulfoxide

Indexed keywords

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; GLUCOSINOLATE; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; SULFOXIDE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA; GLUCOSINOLATES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFOXIDES;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 55049121677     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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