The enzymic and chemically induced decomposition of glucosinolates
Abstract
While the myrosinase-glucosinolate system has been reviewed in recent years by a number of authors, little attention has been paid to the enzymic and non-enzymic degradation of glucosinolates. Non-enzymic degradation processes are particularly important in the processing of brassica vegetables with respect to both flavour and in the role of glucosinolates as precursors of anticancer compounds in the diet. This review highlights early empirical work on glucosinolate degradation along with more recent aspects related to current research on mechanism of glucosinolate degradation in plants, microbes and animals.
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- Authors
- BONES, A., & ROSSITER, J.
- Affiliations
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- ROSSITER, J
- ORCID
- BONES, A
- Venue
- Phytochemistry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-06
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1053-1067
- ISSN
- 0031-9422 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2028980499
- Cited by
- 587
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 12.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Phytochemistry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Nottingham
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
- Keywords
- glucosinolates, glucosinolate degradation, myrosinase, cruciferous vegetables, flavor, anticancer agents, degradation mechanism, plants, microorganisms, animals
- MeSH terms
- Amines, Animals, Aphids, Glucosinolates, Glycoside Hydrolases, Hot Temperature, Plants, Thiocyanates, Nitrosation
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