Iron is a centrally bound cofactor of specifier proteins involved in glucosinolate breakdown.

Glucosinolates, a group of sulfur-rich thioglucosides found in plants of the order Brassicales, have attracted a lot of interest as chemical defenses of plants and health promoting substances in human diet. They are accumulated separately from their hydrolyzing enzymes, myrosinases, within the intac...

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Main Authors: Anita Backenköhler, Daniela Eisenschmidt, Nicola Schneegans, Matthias Strieker, Wolfgang Brandt, Ute Wittstock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6218027?pdf=render