The 1,2-Benzenedithiole-Based Cyclocondensation Assay: A Valuable Tool for the Measurement of Chemopreventive Isothiocyanates

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 525-532

  Zhang, Yuesheng ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

chemoprevention; cruciferous vegetable; diet and cancer prevention; isothiocyanate quantitation; phytochemical

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CANCER PREVENTION; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHEMOPREVENTIVE; CHEMOPREVENTIVE ACTIVITY; CYCLOCONDENSATION; IN-VIVO; ISOTHIOCYANATES; MECHANISM OF ACTION; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PHYTOCHEMICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

VEGETABLES;

DISEASES;

1,2 BENZENEDITHIOL; 1,2-BENZENEDITHIOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ISOTHIOCYANATES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84855413144     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2010.503288     Document Type: Article

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