How Glucosinolates Affect Generalist Lepidopteran Larvae: Growth, Development and Glucosinolate Metabolism [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Multiple lepidopteran larvae feed successfully on plants containing glucosinolates despite the diverse array of toxic and deterrent breakdown products, such as isothiocyanates (ITCs), formed upon plant damage.
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Cruciferous plants in the order Brassicales defend themselves from herbivory using glucosinolates: sulfur-containing pro-toxic metabolites that are activated by hydrolysis to form compounds, such as isothiocyanates, which are toxic to insects and other ...
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Variation Characteristics of Glucosinolate Contents in Leaf Mustard (Brassica juncea)
Agronomy, 2022 Mustard, which belongs to the family Brassicaceae, is an annual or biennial herb and is considered as one of the most important native vegetables in China. Glucosinolates are important secondary metabolites containing sulfur and nitrogen in plants, which
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Insects, 2019 Food security and biodiversity conservation are threatened by the emergence and spread of pest and pathogens, and thus there is a current need to develop pest management strategies that are sustainable and friendly to the environment and human health ...
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Broccoli isothiocyanates content and in vitro availability according to variety and origin
Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2013 Broccoli is considered one of the healthiest vegetables own to its high content of beneficial biologically active compounds – the breakdown products of the glucosinolates, the isothiocyanates.
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Genetic regulation of glucoraphanin accumulation in Beneforté® broccoli [PDF]
, 2013 Diets rich in broccoli (Brassica oleracea var italica) have been associated with maintenance of cardiovascular health and reduction in risk of cancer. These health benefits have been attributed to glucoraphanin that specifically accumulates in broccoli ...
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Food Chemistry Advances, 2023 Brassica vegetables (Brassicaceae) produce a unique class of compounds known as glucosinolates. The breakdown products of glucosinolates, including isothiocyanates, are recognized as the primary sources of bioactivity and characteristic taste, flavor and
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Micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography—Synchronous monitoring of substrate and products in the myrosinase catalysed hydrolysis of glucosinolates [PDF]
, 2006 A micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MECC) method has been developed for monitoring the myrosinase catalysed hydrolysis of 2-hydroxy substituted glucosinolates and the simultaneous formation of the corresponding degradation products ...
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Glucosinolates, a natural chemical arsenal: More to tell than the myrosinase story
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Glucosinolates are a group of thioglucosides that belong to the class of plant nitrogen-containing natural products. So far, very little biological activity has been associated with intact glucosinolates.
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Preliminary study on the use of near infrared hyperspectral imaging for quantitation and localisation of total glucosinolates in freeze-dried broccoli [PDF]
, 2013 peer-reviewedThe use of hyperspectral imaging to (a) quantify and (b) localise total glucosinolates in florets of a single broccoli species has been examined.
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