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Profiling the Bioactive Compounds in Broccoli Heads with Varying Organ Sizes and Growing Seasons

Plants
Broccoli is a rich source of diverse bioactive compounds, but how their contents are influenced by different growing seasons and variations in broccoli head sizes remains elusive.
Lu Shi, Yahui Li, Menghua Lin, Ying Liang, Zhiyong Zhang   +4 more
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The isolation and purification of glucoraphanin from broccoli seeds by solid phase extraction and preparative high performance liquid chromatography

, 2006
Plant foods contain not only essential nutrients, e.g. This paper reports a rapid method for the isolation and purification of glucoraphan in from broccoli seeds using solid phase extraction (SPE) and preparative HPLC based on a method developed in our ...
Stinton, Melanie, Jones, Rod, Trenerry, V. Craige, Rochfort, Simone, Caridi, Domenico   +4 more
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Variation in broccoli cultivar phytochemical content under organic and conventional management systems: implications in breeding for nutrition.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Organic agriculture requires cultivars that can adapt to organic crop management systems without the use of synthetic pesticides as well as genotypes with improved nutritional value.
Erica N C Renaud, Edith T Lammerts van Bueren, James R Myers, Maria João Paulo, Fred A van Eeuwijk, Ning Zhu, John A Juvik   +6 more
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Dietary intake of glucoraphanin prevents the reduction of dopamine transporter in the mouse striatum after repeated administration of MPTP

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2019
Aims Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Although diet may influence the development of PD, the precise mechanisms underlying relationship between diet and PD pathology are unknown.
Yaoyu Pu, Youge Qu, Lijia Chang, Si‐ming Wang, Kai Zhang, Yusuke Ushida, Hiroyuki Suganuma, Kenji Hashimoto   +7 more
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Contenido de sulforafano (1-isotiocianato-4-(metilsulfinil)-butano) en vegetales crucíferos Sulforaphane (1-isothiocyanato-4-(methylsulfinyl)-butane) content in cruciferous vegetables

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 2009
El sulforafano es un isotiocianato con propiedades antimicrobianas y anticarcinogénicas, se encuentra en una amplia variedad de vegetales del género Brassica oleracea, considerándose las más importantes el brócoli y repollo.
Olga N Campas-Baypoli, Carolina Bueno-Solano, Diana M Martínez-Ibarra, Francisco Camacho-Gil, Alma G Villa-Lerma, Jesús R Rodríguez-Núñez, Jaime López-Cervantes, Dalia I Sánchez-Machado   +7 more
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Dietary glucoraphanin-rich broccoli sprout extracts protect against UV radiation-induced skin carcinogenesis in SKH-1 hairless mice

, 2010
Feeding broccoli sprout extracts providing daily doses of 10 mu mol of glucoraphanin to SKH-1 hairless mice with prior chronic exposure to UV radiation (30 mJ cm(-2) of UVB, twice a week, for 17 weeks) inhibited the development of skin tumors during the ...
Talalay, Paul, Benedict, Andrea L., Jenkins, Stephanie N., Ye, Lingxiang, Dinkova-Kostova, Albena T.; id_orcid, Wehage, Scott L., Fahey, Jed W.   +6 more
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Induction of cytochrome P450, generation of oxidative stress and in vitro cell-transforming and DNA-damaging activities by glucoraphanin, the bioprecursor of the chemopreventive agent sulforaphane found in broccoli.

, 2004
The reduced cancer risk that appears to be linked to a diet rich in fruits and vegetables has fueled the belief that regular intake of isolated phytochemicals could potentially prevent cancer.
CANTELLI FORTI, GIORGIO, R. IORI, M. S. LEGATOR, PAOLINI, MORENO, PEDULLI, GIAN FRANCO, C. DELLA CROCE, PEROCCO, PAOLO, S. Z. ABDEL RAHMAN, CANISTRO, DONATELLA, VALGIMIGLI, LUCA   +9 more
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Effect of Sodium Sulfate Treatment on the Modulation of Aliphatic Glucosinolates in Eruca sativa Mill Organs at Flowering Stage

Applied Sciences
Glucosinolates are secondary metabolites of the Brassicales, playing a role in plant protection and as health-promoting compounds. Here, Na2SO4 was used to modulate the aliphatic glucosinolate content in different organs of Eruca sativa Mill. In flowers,
Eleonora Pagnotta, Laura Righetti, Gabriele Micheletti, Carla Boga, Annamaria Massafra, Luisa Ugolini, Lorena Malaguti, Roberto Matteo, Federica Nicoletti, Roberto Colombo, Agostino Fricano, Laura Bassolino   +11 more
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Oral Supplementation with Brassica oleracea Dry Aqueous Extract (Purebkale™) Improves Skin Barrier Function, Dermis Density, and Wrinkle Appearance: A 56-Day Open-Label Clinical Study

Cosmetics
Intrinsic and extrinsic factors compromise skin barrier function and dermal density over time. While Brassica vegetables are known for their bioactive glucosinolates, clinical data regarding their specific effects on skin structure are limited.
Mohammad Reza Jahangiri Manesh, Enza Cestone, Anna Pelizzola, Anna Vellaccio, Massimo Ronchi, Vincenzo Nobile   +5 more
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The Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization on Nitrate Accumulation, and the Content of Minerals and Glucosinolates in Broccoli Cultivars

Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2012
Variable content of bioactive compounds and minerals is the main problem in the production of vegetables as functional food, due to genetic, abiotic and agronomic factors (especially fertilization), which may affect the nutritional and medicinal value of
Nina Toth, Ivana Radojčić Redovniković, Mirjana Herak Ćustić, Božidar Benko, Ivanka Žutić, Sanja Fabek   +5 more
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