The chemical diversity and distribution of glucosinolates and isothiocyanates among plants

JW Fahey, AT Zalcmann, P Talalay - Phytochemistry, 2001 - Elsevier
Glucosinolates (β-thioglucoside-N-hydroxysulfates), the precursors of isothiocyanates, are
present in sixteen families of dicotyledonous angiosperms including a large number of …

A review of mechanisms underlying anticarcinogenicity by brassica vegetables

DTH Verhoeven, H Verhagen, RA Goldbohm… - Chemico-biological …, 1997 - Elsevier
The mechanisms by which brassica vegetables might decrease the risk of cancer are
reviewed in this paper. Brassicas, including all types of cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower and …

Control of soil-borne plant pests using glucosinolate-containing plants.

PD Brown, MJ Morra - 1997 - cabidigitallibrary.org
A review is presented in which consideration is given to what is known about glucosinolates
and the factors involved in the potential application of glucosinolate-containing tissues in …

Biofumigation potential of brassicas

M Sarwar, JA Kirkegaard, PTW Wong… - Plant and Soil, 1998 - Springer
Abstract Isothiocyanates (ITCs) released from Brassica crops or seed meal amendments
incorporated into soil have the potential to suppress pest and disease organisms in soil. We …

Bio-protective effects of glucosinolates–A review

AP Vig, G Rampal, TS Thind, S Arora - LWT-Food Science and Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Glucosinolates are an important and unique class of secondary plant products containing β-
D-thioglucose and sulphonated oxime moieties. These include thioglucosides …

Variation of glucosinolates in vegetable crops of Brassica rapa

G Padilla, ME Cartea, P Velasco, A de Haro, A Ordás - Phytochemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
Glucosinolate levels in leaves were determined in a collection of 113 varieties of turnip
greens (Brassica rapa L.) from northwestern Spain grown at two sites. Sensorial attributes …

In Vitro Fungitoxic Activity of Some Glucosinolates and Their Enzyme-Derived Products toward Plant Pathogenic Fungi

LM Manici, L Lazzeri, S Palmieri - Journal of agricultural and food …, 1997 - ACS Publications
The enzymatic hydrolysis of glucosinolates (GLs), typical compounds of Cruciferae,
produces molecules with fungitoxic activity. Eleven GLs and their enzymatic hydrolysis …

Seasonal variation in glucosinolate content in Brassica oleracea crops grown in northwestern Spain

ME Cartea, P Velasco, S Obregón, G Padilla… - Phytochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
Brassica oleracea L. crops including kales, cabbages, and Tronchuda cabbages are widely
grown in northwestern Spain and Portugal but little information is available on leaf …

Cytochrome P450 CYP79A2 from Arabidopsis thaliana L. catalyzes the conversion of L-phenylalanine to phenylacetaldoxime in the biosynthesis of …

U Wittstock, BA Halkier - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000 - ASBMB
Glucosinolates are natural plant products gaining increasing interest as cancer-preventing
agents and crop protectants. Similar to cyanogenic glucosides, glucosinolates are derived …

A gene controlling variation in Arabidopsis glucosinolate composition is part of the methionine chain elongation pathway

J Kroymann, S Textor, JG Tokuhisa, KL Falk… - Plant …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Arabidopsis and other Brassicaceae produce an enormous diversity of aliphatic
glucosinolates, a group of methionine (Met)-derived plant secondary compounds containing …