Determination of glucosinolates and their decomposition products-indoles and isothiocyanates in cruciferous vegetables

Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-216

  Śmiechowska, Anna ^a   Bartoszek, Agnieszka ^a   Namieśnik, Jacek ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Analysis; Cruciferous vegetables; Glucosinolates; Indoles; Isothiocyanates

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL CHALLENGE; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; GLUCOSINOLATES; HUMAN HEALTH; ISOTHIOCYANATES; PLANT SAMPLES; POOR INFORMATION; VEGETABLE MATERIALS;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISKS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

VEGETABLES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; DETECTION METHOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; VEGETABLE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 77955181723     PISSN: 10408347     EISSN: 15476510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2010.490489     Document Type: Article

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