Sprouts and microgreens, the edible seedlings of vegetables and herbs, have received
increasing attention in recent years and are considered as functional foods or superfoods …

Glucosinolates (GSs) are common anionic plant secondary metabolites in the order
Brassicales. Together with glucosinolate hydrolysis products (GSHPs), they have recently …

Glucosinolates (GSLs) are a class of sulfur-containing compounds found predominantly in
the genus Brassica of the Brassicaceae family. Certain edible plants in Brassica, known as …

Cruciferous vegetables are a valuable source of ingredients with health benefits. The most
characteristic compounds of cruciferous vegetables with identified anticancer properties are …

Background Cancer is a disease that seriously and increasingly threatens human health
and life, affecting various organs such as: breast, lung, colon and rectum, prostate or …

The products of plant origin are a rich source of biologically active substances, both nutritive
and referred as anti-nutritive. A large group of these compounds are substances with …

Broccoli sprouts have been considered as functional foods which have received increasing
attention because they have been highly prized for glucosinolates, phenolics, and vitamins …

Sulforaphane is a type of sulfur-containing isothiocyanates hydrolyzed from glucosinolates
by myrosinase found in Brassica plants. Sulforaphane is a naturally occurring inducer of …

The root of Brassica rapa L. has been traditionally used as a Uyghur folk medicine to cure
cough and asthma by Uyghur nationality in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. In …

The glucosinolates content of brassica plants is a distinctive characteristic, representing a
healthy advantage as many of these compounds are associated to antioxidant and anti …