Physiological and biochemical metabolism of germinating broccoli seeds and sprouts

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 209-213

  Gu, Yingjuan ^a   Guo, Qianghui ^a   Zhang, Liang ^a   Chen, Zhigang ^a   Han, Yongbin ^a   Gu, Zhenxin ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

broccoli seed germination; glucoraphanin; physiological and biochemical metabolism; sprout; sulforaphane

Indexed keywords

BROCCOLI SEEDS; DRY WEIGHT; FRESH WEIGHT; GLUCORAPHANIN; HPLC ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY RATE; ROOT LENGTH; SPROUT; SULFORAPHANE;

CULTIVATION; METABOLISM; SEED;

PHYSIOLOGY;

GLUCORAPHANIN; GLUCOSINOLATE; IMIDOESTER; PLANT EXTRACT; SULFORAFAN; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED;

BRASSICA; GERMINATION; GLUCOSINOLATES; IMIDOESTERS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; THIOCYANATES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 84862949159     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf203599v     Document Type: Article

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