Epithiospecifier protein activity in broccoli: The link between terminal alkenyl glucosinolates and sulphoraphane nitrile

Phytochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2765-2773

  Williams, David J ^a,b   Critchley, Christa ^a   Pun, Sharon ^b   Nottingham, Stephen ^b   O'Hare, Timothy J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea; Broccoli; Cruciferae; Epithiospecifier protein; Myrosinase; Seedling development; Sulphoraphane; Sulphoraphane nitrile; Terminal alkenyl glucosinolates

Indexed keywords

GLUCORAPHANIN; GLUCOSINOLATE; GLYCOSIDASE; IMIDOESTER; NITRILE; SULFOXIDE; SULPHORAPHANE NITRILE; THIOGLUCOSIDASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING;

BRASSICA; GERMINATION; GLUCOSINOLATES; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; IMIDOESTERS; NITRILES; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDLING; SULFOXIDES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 56049105818     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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