Glucosinolate hydrolysis and bioavailability of resulting isothiocyanates: Focus on glucoraphanin

There is a growing interest in the health benefits of broccoli. Sulforaphane, the major bioactive component in broccoli, is an unstable isothiocyanate stored in the plant as glucoraphanin. Myrosinase enzymes release sulforaphane when the plant is crushed. Extraction during supplement formulation or...

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Main Authors: Donato Angelino, Elizabeth Jeffery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613002302