The antioxidant properties of organosulfur compounds (sulforaphane)

SM de Figueiredo, NS Binda… - Recent Patents on …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Sulforaphane (SFN) is a molecule within the isothiocyanate (ITC) group of organosulfur
compounds. SFN is a phytochemical commonly found in cruciferous vegetables such as …

[HTML][HTML] Thio sugars: biological relevance as potential new therapeutics

ZJ Witczak - Current medicinal chemistry, 1999 - books.google.com
The biological relevance of sulfur containing carbohydrates is gaining substantial attention.
Thus the new developments, especially in the synthetic and medicinal chemistry of thIo …

Application of transition metals in sulfoxidation reactions

Q Pu, M Kazemi, M Mohammadi - Mini-Reviews in Organic …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Sulfoxides are key scaffolds in the synthesis of pharmaceutically active molecules. A large
number of sulfoxides are indispensable ingredients in the structure of most antibiotics …

Diallyl Polysulfides from Allium sativum as Immunomodulators, Hepatoprotectors, and Antimycobacterial Agents

C Oosthuizen, M Arbach, D Meyer… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains one of the world's deadliest killers, with an annual
death rate of∼ 1.5 million. The medicinal effects of garlic have been well documented, and …

The reaction of hydrogen sulfide with disulfides: formation of a stable trisulfide and implications for biological systems

CL Bianco, T Akaike, T Ida, P Nagy… - British Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose The signalling associated with hydrogen sulfide (H2S) remains to
be established, and recent studies have alluded to the possibility that H2S‐derived species …

The biology of reactive sulfur species (RSS)

MCH Gruhlke, AJ Slusarenko - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
Sulfur is an essential and quantitatively important element for living organisms. Plants
contain on average approximately 1 g S kg− 1 dry weight (for comparison plants contain …

Biological functions of diallyl disulfide, a garlic‐derived natural organic sulfur compound

X Song, Z Yue, L Nie, P Zhao, K Zhu… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Garlic is widely accepted as a functional food and an excellent source of pharmacologically
active ingredients. Diallyl disulfide (DADS), a major bioactive component of garlic, has …

γ-Glutamyl-S-alkylcysteines in garlic and other Allium spp.: Precursors of age-dependent trans-1-propenyl thiosulfinates

LD Lawson, ZYJ Wang, BG Hughes - Journal of natural products, 1991 - ACS Publications
The-glutamyl-S-alkylcysteines of garlic (Allium sativum) were analyzed by reversed-phase
hplc. Only two major compounds were found: y-glutamyl-5-rmf»-1-propenyl-cysteine [1] and …

Biological and chemical stability of garlic-derived allicin

H Fujisawa, K Suma, K Origuchi… - Journal of agricultural …, 2008 - ACS Publications
This study verifies the instability of garlic (Allium sativum L.)-derived allyl 2-
propenylthiosulfinate (allicin) in various aqueous and ethanolic solutions as well as in …

[HTML][HTML] Organosulfur compounds and possible mechanism of garlic in cancer

SH Omar, NA Al-Wabel - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2010 - Elsevier
Garlic (Allium sativum), a member of the family Liliaceae, contains an abundance of
chemical compounds that have been shown to possess beneficial effects to protect against …